Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD
Family Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1366115826, issued on Jul 29, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 342976, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 342976 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 Behrman PL, New Orleans, LA 70114
- Phone
- (504) 371-9323
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2024
- Fax
- (504) 371-9339
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240802002440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3401 Behrman PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephanie Subervielle, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1427490275
Verify Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 342976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,596 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium95 claims
- Gabapentin70 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate63 claims
- Furosemide56 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Nifedipine Er38 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: $32.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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.
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
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCTerrytown, LA
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, 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
- Graduated2013 · 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).
135 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 135 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD's NPI number?
Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366115826, issued on Jul 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Behrman PL, New Orleans, LA, 70114. Phone: (504) 371-9323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 342976, 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 Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenechukwu Ben-Okafor, MD had 1,596 Medicare Part D claims for 282 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.