Bernardine N. Okpala
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bowie, MD
Bernardine N. Okpala is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bowie, Maryland, and NPI 1184284424, issued on Jun 18, 2019. Check the license (Maryland R171250, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernardine N. Okpala
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- R171250 MD
RN1007430 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5412 Richardsons Endeavor Dr, Bowie, MD 20720
- Phone
- (301) 256-6971
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260520004390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernardine N. Okpala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R171250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
713 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate90 claims
- Trazodone Hcl80 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate54 claims
- Buspirone Hcl51 claims
- Prazosin Hcl41 claims
- Olanzapine37 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: $293.83
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bernardine N. Okpala among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Bernardine N. Okpala is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bowie
They are 76 of the 2,351 NPPES records with a practice address in Bowie, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Bernardine N. Okpala's NPI number?
Bernardine N. Okpala's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184284424, issued on Jun 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernardine N. Okpala located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5412 Richardsons Endeavor Dr, Bowie, MD, 20720. Phone: (301) 256-6971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernardine N. Okpala's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R171250, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernardine N. Okpala prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernardine N. Okpala had 713 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.