Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1982916763, issued on Jul 8, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 49983, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chimalum Richard Okafor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 49983 TN
ME139821 FL
07716 GA
45924 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
- Phone
- (615) 327-6611
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 7100250540 KY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chimalum Richard Okafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Prednisone13 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.
Chimalum Richard Okafor among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982916763, issued on Jul 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208. Phone: (615) 327-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49983, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chimalum Richard Okafor, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.