Irene Okafor, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Irene Okafor, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1104185487, issued on May 8, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 0000002724, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene Okafor
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 0000002724 TN
T0587 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN 38128
- Phone
- (901) 378-4137
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210817002836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3960 New Covington Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tracie Augusta, PH.D., DNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1669564845
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Verify Irene Okafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0000002724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 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: $93.52
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkMcKinney, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irene Okafor among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Irene Okafor, D.O. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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- Douglas Farst, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281538271028
- Amy Funderburk Mock, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281114919370
- Emmanuel Iloh, MDMemphis, TN 381281801826961
- Adrian Jefferson, M.D.Memphis, TN 381281376785543
- Lakshmi Krishnamurthi, MDMemphis, TN 381281679500623
Common questions
What is Irene Okafor, D.O.'s NPI number?
Irene Okafor, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104185487, issued on May 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene Okafor, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3960 New Covington Pike, Memphis, TN, 38128. Phone: (901) 378-4137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene Okafor, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000002724, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Irene Okafor, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irene Okafor, D.O. had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 208 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.