Lawrence Okafor, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · South Holland, IL
Lawrence Okafor, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in South Holland, Illinois, and NPI 1285649012, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-050121, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Okafor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036-050121 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL 60473
- Phone
- (708) 210-0613
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 210-0648
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Okafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-050121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,985 Medicare Part D claims for 702 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. 495 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate633 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium524 claims
- Losartan Potassium359 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen300 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate249 claims
- Glipizide229 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: $190.40
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, 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.
Lawrence Okafor among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Lawrence Okafor, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in South Holland
They are 18 of the 323 NPPES records with a practice address in South Holland, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Okafor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Okafor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285649012, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Okafor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL, 60473. Phone: (708) 210-0613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Okafor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-050121, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Okafor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Okafor, M.D. had 7,985 Medicare Part D claims for 702 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.