Melinda Chidinma Okanu
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lansing, IL
Melinda Chidinma Okanu is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lansing, Illinois, and NPI 1265211635, issued on Sep 26, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 209028320, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Chidinma Okanu
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 209028320 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18225 Burnham Ave Ste 10, Lansing, IL 60438
- Phone
- (708) 296-8875
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231025001529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Chidinma Okanu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209028320Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
171 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Cephalexin15 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Livestrong Medical PLLCMokena, IL
- Midwest Express Care 2, IncWillowbrook, IL
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupPeoria, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Chidinma Okanu among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Melinda Chidinma Okanu is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lansing
They are 13 of the 270 NPPES records with a practice address in Lansing, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Chidinma Okanu's NPI number?
Melinda Chidinma Okanu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265211635, issued on Sep 26, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Chidinma Okanu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18225 Burnham Ave Ste 10, Lansing, IL, 60438. Phone: (708) 296-8875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Chidinma Okanu's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209028320, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Chidinma Okanu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Chidinma Okanu had 171 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.