NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Katy, TX

Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1699940627, issued on Apr 30, 2008. Check the license (Texas M9824, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1699940627
Name
Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
M9824 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
633 E Fernhurst Dr Ste 1203, Katy, TX 77450
Phone
(281) 978-2624
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2008
Record last updated
May 8, 2025
Fax
(281) 394-1631
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 Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

608 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chinelo Okoye608
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atovaquone-Proguanil Hcl291 claims
  2. Azithromycin239 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
  4. Fentanyl12 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $224.83

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chinelo Okoye$224.83
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Katy

They are 54 of the 5,078 NPPES records with a practice address in Katy, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Adams, M.DKaty, TX 774501922006410
  2. Cynthia Cotton, MDKaty, TX 774501851491757
  3. Vijayshekar Elati, M.D.Katy, TX 774501124105937
  4. Harold Gottlieb, M.D.Katy, TX 774501336133081
  5. Anuradha Kantamani, M.D.Katy, TX 774501649244054
  6. Kevin Kendall, M.D.Katy, TX 774501639356819
  7. Azmat Khan, MDKaty, TX 774501407927486
  8. Syed Madni, MDKaty, TX 774501427222389

Common questions

What is Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD's NPI number?

Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699940627, issued on Apr 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 633 E Fernhurst Dr Ste 1203, Katy, TX, 77450. Phone: (281) 978-2624. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9824, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chinelo Ifeyinwa Okoye, MD had 608 Medicare Part D claims for 373 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.