Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Syracuse, NY
Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1053378612, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 238876, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 238876 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 819 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202
- Phone
- (315) 476-7921
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2024
- Fax
- (315) 475-1448
- Medicaid ID
- 02745173 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240702002691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
19,544 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis1,176 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium934 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium831 claims
- Mirtazapine648 claims
- Sertraline Hcl583 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate525 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York Medical Physician Associates PCUtica, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Syracuse
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Common questions
What is Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD's NPI number?
Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053378612, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 819 S Salina St, Syracuse, NY, 13202. Phone: (315) 476-7921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 238876, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amogechukwu N. Okonkwo, MD had 19,544 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.