Cosmas Okaru, M.D
Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY
Cosmas Okaru, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1346668548, issued on Apr 3, 2014. Check the license (New York 307724, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cosmas Okaru
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 307724 NY
MD60731561 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-1653
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 289-6393
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170802002339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cosmas Okaru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 307724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
355 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Spironolactone14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestVancouver, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cosmas Okaru among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Cosmas Okaru, M.D is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cosmas Okaru, M.D's NPI number?
Cosmas Okaru, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346668548, issued on Apr 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cosmas Okaru, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Gustave L Levy PL, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-1653. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cosmas Okaru, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 307724, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cosmas Okaru, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cosmas Okaru, M.D had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.