Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Huntersville, NC
Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1770840761, issued on Apr 16, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-01567, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2017-01567 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10030 Gilead RD, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 316-3789
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Fax
- (704) 316-6785
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171207003298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10030 Gilead RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Benton, DNP CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1972063584
- Lea Bergman, RPHPharmacist1982524005
- Sansita Bhatta, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700759743
- Dustin CarpenterCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1477029486
- Sandeep Chand, MDHospitalist Physician1407264245
- Mitzie CharlesRegistered Nurse1962388041
Verify Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-01567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
790 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir83 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Eliquis43 claims
- Prednisone34 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium29 claims
- Clopidogrel24 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 4 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Dlp Frye Hospitalists LLCHickory, NC
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCWinston Salem, NC
- Optimed HospitalistsStatesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Huntersville
They are 16 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntersville, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
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- Andrew McGettigan, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781700107034
Common questions
What is Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD's NPI number?
Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770840761, issued on Apr 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10030 Gilead RD, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 316-3789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-01567, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benson Chukwuemeka Okeiyi, MD had 790 Medicare Part D claims for 337 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.