Christian N. Okpalo, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Beeville, TX
Christian N. Okpalo, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Beeville, Texas, and NPI 1649354515, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3417, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian N. Okpalo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L3417 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 E Houston St, Beeville, TX 78102
- Phone
- (361) 358-8982
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 358-2176
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070419000555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1211 E Houston St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christian N. Okpalo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3417Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,379 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Losartan Potassium75 claims
- Gabapentin73 claims
- Lisinopril71 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: $63.39
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gulf Coast Physician Services, PLLCBeeville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian N. Okpalo among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Christian N. Okpalo, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Beeville
They are 2 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Beeville, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Christian N. Okpalo, MD's NPI number?
Christian N. Okpalo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649354515, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian N. Okpalo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 E Houston St, Beeville, TX, 78102. Phone: (361) 358-8982. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian N. Okpalo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3417, 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 Christian N. Okpalo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian N. Okpalo, MD had 2,379 Medicare Part D claims for 363 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.