Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Newton, NJ
Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newton, New Jersey, and NPI 1124085766, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08035200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25MA08035200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
- Phone
- (973) 579-8321
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0105821 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060728000048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08035200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,582 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium163 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
- Gabapentin83 claims
- Eliquis79 claims
- Carvedilol71 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $33.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Victory Medical Clinic LLCHackettstown, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 23 of the 503 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D's NPI number?
Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124085766, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 High St, Newton, NJ, 07860. Phone: (973) 579-8321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08035200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, M.D had 2,582 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.