Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1578645255, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (New York P49356, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- P49356 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 681 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Phone
- (718) 221-7700
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080130000337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 681 Clarkson Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lois AboajaRegistered Nurse1538093158
- George AbramsLicensed Practical Nurse1780423723
- Gyliane Ade, RNRegistered Nurse1497176812
- Emmanuel Adesina, RNRegistered Nurse1245881523
- Kehinde AjayiPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1144104829
- Oluwaseyi AjayiPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1861043044
Verify Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license P49356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,406 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate523 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate321 claims
- Mirtazapine309 claims
- Clonazepam285 claims
- Sertraline Hcl262 claims
- Bupropion Xl220 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: $76.61
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Bronxcare Health SystemBronx, NY
- LA Casa DE Salud IncBronx, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
559 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 559 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578645255, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 681 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203. Phone: (718) 221-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number P49356, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kingsley Okechukwu Nwokeji, M.D. had 3,406 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.