Christopher Okechukwu, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Newton, NJ
Christopher Okechukwu, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Newton, New Jersey, and NPI 1275528143, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA06048000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Okechukwu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 25MA06048000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 High St, Newton, NJ 07860
- Phone
- (973) 579-8500
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041221000278); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Okechukwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA06048000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
444 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone87 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Cefdinir25 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Prednisone15 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: $18.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 4 group practices
- Hudson Vista Physician Services PCNewburgh, NY
- Newton Emergency Medical Associates LLCNewton, NJ
- Nyack Emergency Medical Association PLLCNewburgh, NY
- Summit Medical Group PABerkeley Heights, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Okechukwu among 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey
Christopher Okechukwu, MD is one of 1,754 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2011 among the 1,167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 7 of the 503 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Dorothy Konomos, DONewton, NJ 078601730522269
- Joseph Limarzi, M.D.Newton, NJ 078601295781797
- Ronald Mack, MDNewton, NJ 078601386683894
- Robert Liegner, MDRandolph, NJ 078691235188715
- Raghunandan Varma, DORandolph, NJ 078691851489231
Common questions
What is Christopher Okechukwu, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Okechukwu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275528143, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Okechukwu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 High St, Newton, NJ, 07860. Phone: (973) 579-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Okechukwu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA06048000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Okechukwu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Okechukwu, MD had 444 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.