Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Newark, NJ
Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1962777938, issued on Mar 9, 2012. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00347000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chizoba Isioma Okwu
- Credential
- DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26NJ00347000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 228 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
- Phone
- (973) 789-8111
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2025
- Fax
- (973) 789-8111
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191216001906); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chizoba Isioma Okwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00347000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
643 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Jardiance25 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 claims
- Losartan Potassium18 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: $59.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- North Haledon Medical, PCWayne, NJ
- Saint James Health, IncNewark, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chizoba Isioma Okwu among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2012, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Newark
They are 135 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Yohan Hernandez Flores, FNPNewark, NJ 071051295576601
- Victor Herrera, FNPNewark, NJ 071051821971862
- Marilyn MajaroNewark, NJ 071051598109159
- Ma Pamela PinedaNewark, NJ 071051346690922
- Tochi Amaechina, APNNewark, NJ 071041437690997
Common questions
What is Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP's NPI number?
Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962777938, issued on Mar 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 228 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ, 07105. Phone: (973) 789-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00347000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.