NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fortune Okoro

Family Medicine Physician · Jackson, MS

Fortune Okoro is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1578140521, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Mississippi T-4492, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1578140521
Name
Fortune Okoro
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
T-4492 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216
Phone
(601) 984-1000
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240725000838); 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 2500 N State St

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  4. John AbernathyInternal Medicine Physician1700670650
  5. Jordan Abney, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1275238214
  6. Hassan Abou AdmaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811826688

Verify Fortune Okoro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
    Search for license T-4492    Check the board
  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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,114 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fortune Okoro1,114
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium97 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
  3. Omeprazole45 claims
  4. Lisinopril43 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl41 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide32 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: $217.42

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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.

  1. Fortune Okoro$217.42
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Leake Emergency Group, LLCCarthage, MS
  2. Yazoo Emergency Group, LLCYazoo City, MS

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

Fortune Okoro among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi

Fortune Okoro is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2021, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

132 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jackson

They are 132 of the 6,997 NPPES records with a practice address in Jackson, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.

All 1,165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Jackson → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diane Beebe, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161881795235
  2. Kimberly Bibb, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161568495869
  3. Kelley Bishop, MDJackson, MS 392161679596613
  4. James Cloy, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161205937570
  5. Jason Dees, D.O.Jackson, MS 392161962440115
  6. Robert Forbes, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161609977990
  7. Ann Kemp, MDJackson, MS 392161992815625
  8. John Mitchell, MDJackson, MS 392161306884663

Common questions

What is Fortune Okoro's NPI number?

Fortune Okoro's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578140521, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fortune Okoro located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 984-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fortune Okoro's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number T-4492, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Fortune Okoro prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fortune Okoro had 1,114 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.

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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.