Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1053725713, issued on Jun 20, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD467933, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwuemeka Okafor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MD467933 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4800 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 578-5323
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221122001832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chukwuemeka Okafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD467933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
251 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin55 claims
- Tramadol Hcl36 claims
- Celecoxib34 claims
- Pregabalin33 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $188.11
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Anesthesia Services OF Practice Associates PAPompton Plains, NJ
- Parkway Anesthesia Associates LLCJersey City, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwuemeka Okafor among 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D. is one of 2,481 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 1,720 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
353 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 353 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053725713, issued on Jun 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4800 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 578-5323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD467933, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D. had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chukwuemeka Okafor, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.