NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Torrance, CA

Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1104073865, issued on Aug 25, 2008. Check the license (California 14734, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104073865
Name
Esther U. Okafor
Credential
FNP/PMHNP/DNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
14734 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 530-1151
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2008
Record last updated
May 19, 2022
Fax
(310) 626-9390
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211104001181); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 23700 Camino Del Sol

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kenneth Abjelina, MDPsychiatry Physician1649267071
  2. Angelie Acepcion, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1881243582
  3. Michaele Aguirre, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1699287730
  4. Peter Ampudia, MDPsychiatry Physician1700858214
  5. Lincoln Bickford, MD, PHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1154506962
  6. Charilyn Bringas, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1659715266

Verify Esther U. Okafor in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $223.30

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Esther Okafor$223.30
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Addis Medical Group A Medical CorporationTorrance, CA
  2. Kevin Stephanoff MD IncTorrance, CA
  3. Manolito B. Fidel, M.D., IncTorrance, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Esther U. Okafor among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 7% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Abelson, RN, MSN, NPTorrance, CA 905051396954624
  2. Veronica Arres, NURSE PRACTITIONERTorrance, CA 905051023180221
  3. Charilyn Bringas, NPTorrance, CA 905051659715266
  4. Rose Mae Chung, PMHNP-BCTorrance, CA 905051710314323
  5. Winnie Kao, N.P.Torrance, CA 905051275975294
  6. Racy Kaufman, N.P.Torrance, CA 905051619164399
  7. Edward KimTorrance, CA 905051053088799
  8. Jose Menendez Interiano, REGISTERED NURSETorrance, CA 905051588176317

Common questions

What is Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP's NPI number?

Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104073865, issued on Aug 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 530-1151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther U. Okafor, FNP/PMHNP/DNP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 14734, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.