Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1801281563, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 080940, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Chizoba Okoye
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 080940 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1270 Prince Ave Ste 201, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 475-7055
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180906002026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cynthia Chizoba Okoye in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 080940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Cefdinir25 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Carvedilol17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Furosemide11 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 3 group practices
- Allatoona Physician Services PCCartersville, GA
- North Atlanta Professional Services LLCCumming, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncCumming, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cynthia Chizoba Okoye among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801281563, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1270 Prince Ave Ste 201, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-7055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 080940, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Chizoba Okoye, M.D. had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.