NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Paramus, NJ

Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1235177437, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA06793200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1235177437
Name
Chukueke Tobenna Okezie
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
25MA06793200 NJ
MA67932 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
351 Evelyn St, Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone
(201) 265-3111
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2025
Fax
(201) 265-3117
Medicaid ID
7720106 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090727000068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 351 Evelyn St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rebecca Baxt, MDDermatology Physician1417913245
  2. Saida Baxt, MDDermatology Physician1417919051
  3. Sherwood Baxt, MD FACSPlastic Surgery Physician1952368334
  4. Jonathan CarrOphthalmology Physician1154442481
  5. Allison Chory, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1851249312
  6. Michelle Cicala, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1689389447

Verify Chukueke Tobenna Okezie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $109.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Seapearl East, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chukueke Okezie$110
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Chukueke Tobenna Okezie among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey

Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D. is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 444 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Paramus

They are 17 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Ast, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521427204106
  2. Andrew Beharrie, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521952361982
  3. Michael Distefano, MDParamus, NJ 076521407883887
  4. Warren Hammerschlag, MDParamus, NJ 076521104981679
  5. Mark Hartzband, MDParamus, NJ 076521386639722
  6. Seth Kane, MDParamus, NJ 076521679614358
  7. Gregg Klein, MDParamus, NJ 076521528053642
  8. Eitan Kohan, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521619358207

Common questions

What is Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235177437, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Evelyn St, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 265-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chukueke Tobenna Okezie, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA06793200, 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.

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.