2026 NPPES data Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1487613840 M.D.
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BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in MONROE, North Carolina. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 787 beneficiaries · Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$925.08
38 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. filed 7,862 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in MONROE, North Carolina, prescribing 85% generic.

8K
Part D claims, 2023
85%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

7,862 Top 3% higher than 97% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/22/2006

NPI 1487613840

Primary specialty

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Rare

377 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

7,862 143% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,242

Specialty distribution in North Carolina

How Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers

North Carolina providers

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within North Carolina

1. Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within North Carolina

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 404 SOUTH SUTHERLAND AVE., MONROE, NC, 28112, with a listed phone of (704) 291-9267. NPI 1487613840 was issued on 03/22/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what OKWARA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 7,862 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 787 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $945K in drug spend, split 15% brand-name and 85% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 377 enrolled providers across 46 states and an average of 3,242 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

404 SOUTH SUTHERLAND AVE.
MONROE, NC 28112

Provider Details

NPI 1487613840
Specialty Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/22/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

FIRST CARE MEDICAL CLINIC, PA
ALBEMARLE, NC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$925

Largest payer

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. — brand share 15.0%
Specialty average (est.)

15% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 7,862 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

7,862
Total Claims
$945K
Total Drug Cost
787
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
14,736
Total Day Supply
422,336
Brand vs Generic
15% brand / 85% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$769K
Generic Drug Cost
$169K
Opioid Claims
70 (0.9% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
338

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
67.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.87
Gender Split
58% female / 42% male
Age Distribution
<65: 272, 65-74: 320, 75-84: 155, 85+: 40

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
490
Amlodipine Besylate
390
Losartan Potassium
285
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
258
Gabapentin
248
Omeprazole
242
Metformin Hcl
236
Potassium Chloride
198
Carvedilol
175
Furosemide
172

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. fits within the Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

377
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
46
States with Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
3,242
Avg Claims per Provider

BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s 7,862 claims are above the specialty average of 3,242.

Nearby Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in North Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as OKWARA.

Compare Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s specialty?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. specializes in Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in MONROE, North Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. wrote 7,862 Medicare Part D claims totaling $945K in drug costs for 787 beneficiaries.
Where is BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. located?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. is located at 404 SOUTH SUTHERLAND AVE., MONROE, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 291-9267.
What is BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s NPI number?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487613840, issued on 03/22/2006.
Does BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s prescribing is 15% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $769K in brand drug costs.
Does BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. had 70 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%.
How many Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 377 Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 46 states in the US. The average Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 3,242 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. accept Medicare?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,862 Part D claims and 787 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s credentials?
BENEDICT OKWARA, M.D.'s NPI is 1487613840 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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