NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chikezie Okeagu

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · St Louis, MO

Chikezie Okeagu is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in St Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1922528249, issued on Jun 27, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2017021135, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922528249
Name
Chikezie Okeagu
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2017021135 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
621 South New Ballas, St Louis, MO 63141
Phone
(314) 251-7069
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Chikezie Okeagu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $156.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chikezie Okeagu$156
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Chikezie Okeagu among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri

Chikezie Okeagu is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri

There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Bassman, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411235124736
  2. Jason Browdy, M.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411134120447
  3. Ryan Couchman, MDSt Louis, MO 631411497740021
  4. James Emanuel, M.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411356365423
  5. Gregory Galakatos, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411104868058
  6. Donald Hammond, MDSt Louis, MO 631411285620260
  7. David Irvine, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411386681138
  8. William Kostman, M.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411912986506

Common questions

What is Chikezie Okeagu's NPI number?

Chikezie Okeagu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922528249, issued on Jun 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chikezie Okeagu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 South New Ballas, St Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 251-7069. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chikezie Okeagu's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017021135, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.