Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1134235369, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cornelius S. Okonkwo
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 2101 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Phone
- (704) 867-8855
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 867-1414
- Medicaid ID
- 89129N7 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100202000480); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cornelius S. Okonkwo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,478 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate103 claims
- Gabapentin102 claims
- Prednisone96 claims
- Carvedilol86 claims
- Furosemide86 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: $146.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Cornelius S. Okonkwo among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 53 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO's NPI number?
Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134235369, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (704) 867-8855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cornelius S. Okonkwo, DO had 2,478 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.