Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Merrillville, IN
Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1689673683, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 02003041A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luwanga Uzoma Okoro
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 02003041A IN
C20007607 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 649-2750
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 756-1410
- Medicaid ID
- 200808940 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 E 86TH PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Harish Shah, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1740276682
Verify Luwanga Uzoma Okoro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 02003041ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,552 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol401 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Entresto196 claims
- Furosemide153 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate129 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl117 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $755.25
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Methodist Hospitals Cardiographics, LLCGary, IN
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luwanga Uzoma Okoro among 451 cardiovascular disease physician records in Indiana
Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O is one of 451 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1996 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Indiana
There are 451 cardiovascular disease physician records in Indiana.
All 451 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vijay Dave, MDMerrillville, IN 464101316933443
- Venkatrama Garlapati, MDMerrillville, IN 464101487640512
- Majd Kanbour, MDMerrillville, IN 464101427346501
- Mihas Kodenchery, MDMerrillville, IN 464101013111475
- Arshad Malik, MDMerrillville, IN 464101386630325
- Stephanie Marshall, DOMerrillville, IN 464101124002738
- Ernest Mirich, MDMerrillville, IN 464101831185800
Common questions
What is Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O's NPI number?
Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689673683, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 E 86TH PL, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 649-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 02003041A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O had 3,552 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.8 of 100. 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.