Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1265019434, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 342087, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 342087 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1525 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (337) 494-2023
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250729003546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1525 Oak Park Blvd
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Verify Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 342087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
526 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
- Gabapentin13 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
- Qsm-NC PASalisbury, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Charles
They are 94 of the 2,791 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Charles, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD's NPI number?
Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265019434, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1525 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (337) 494-2023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 342087, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ephraim Chinenyeze Opara, MD had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.