NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD)

Hospitalist Physician · Scottsdale, AZ

Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD) is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1942582721, issued on Sep 16, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 56541, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942582721
Name
Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor
Credential
MD (PHARMD, PHD)
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
56541 AZ
26021243A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7975 N Hayden RD Ste C380, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone
(765) 418-3729
Enumerated
Sep 16, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7975 N Hayden RD Ste C380

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Tejkaran Dhillon, DOInternal Medicine Physician1417342569
  3. Ajeet Nagra, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1518353465
  4. Tuong Ta, M.D., PH.D.Internal Medicine Physician1235546805

Verify Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

622 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Okafor622
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt70 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl45 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
  4. Cefdinir23 claims
  5. Furosemide22 claims
  6. Clopidogrel21 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: $144.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Okafor$144.33
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD) is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Futoon Al Akili, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852581750701702
  2. Basim Mozaffari, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852581770879835
  3. Nicholas Boe, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591487705299
  4. Keith Cannon, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591205813128
  5. Viet Do, DOScottsdale, AZ 852591922057520
  6. Laura Ferry, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591750391363
  7. Michael Giunta, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591528051190
  8. Vanood Khalid, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591649211830

Common questions

What is Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD)'s NPI number?

Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD)'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942582721, issued on Sep 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD) located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7975 N Hayden RD Ste C380, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258. Phone: (765) 418-3729. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD)'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 56541, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD) prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Chukwuamaka Okafor, MD (PHARMD, PHD) had 622 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.