Joy Okwuwa, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Midland, TX
Joy Okwuwa, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Midland, Texas, and NPI 1194135574, issued on May 6, 2014. Check the license (Texas R8181, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Okwuwa
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- R8181 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3302 W Golf Course RD Ste 100, Midland, TX 79703
- Phone
- (432) 522-2304
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2024
- Fax
- (432) 522-2307
- Medicaid IDs
- 1194135574 TX
403209601 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190813001474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3302 W Golf Course RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michele Foster, APRN-FNPNurse Practitioner1689326548
- Jennifer Navarez, FNPNurse Practitioner1144047069
- Kimberly PackerFamily Nurse Practitioner1699523423
- Ramakrishna Thokala, MDNephrology Physician1295969699
Verify Joy Okwuwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R8181Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,626 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide122 claims
- Allopurinol119 claims
- Velphoro95 claims
- Lisinopril86 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl75 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 53.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $156.34
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Midland Kidney Care PLLCMidland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy Okwuwa among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Joy Okwuwa, M.D is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sheila Newsom, M.D.Midland, TX 797031154436632
- Larry Oliver, MDMidland, TX 797031467567933
- Ramakrishna Thokala, MDMidland, TX 797031295969699
- Asif Ansari, MDOdessa, TX 797611528299872
- Ronald Gibbons, M.D., MBAOdessa, TX 797611598828824
- Anand Reddy, MDOdessa, TX 797611780892760
- Mamoun Bashir, MDOdessa, TX 797631588851232
- Samhitha Gonuguntla, MDOdessa, TX 797631780317107
Common questions
What is Joy Okwuwa, M.D's NPI number?
Joy Okwuwa, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194135574, issued on May 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Okwuwa, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3302 W Golf Course RD Ste 100, Midland, TX, 79703. Phone: (432) 522-2304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Okwuwa, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R8181, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joy Okwuwa, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Okwuwa, M.D had 1,626 Medicare Part D claims for 353 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joy Okwuwa, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 53.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.