NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Scottsdale, AZ

Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1073220976, issued on Oct 31, 2022. Check the license (Arizona 290182, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073220976
Name
Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor
Credential
RNP.PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
290182 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
River People Health Center, Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone
(480) 278-7742
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Nchekwube Okafor30
  2. Specialty average906

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: $208.66

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nchekwube Okafor$208.66
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor among 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona

Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC is one of 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2022, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Arizona

There are 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Randy Mallari, PMHNP-BC/C, FNP-BC/CScottsdale, AZ 852561306198429
  2. Ryan Williams, PMHNP-BCScottsdale, AZ 852561972291938
  3. Kristina Adams, APRNScottsdale, AZ 852571780399600
  4. Chelsea Apperson, DNP, PMHNP-BC, RNScottsdale, AZ 852571144828187
  5. Joann Arispe, PMHNP-BCScottsdale, AZ 852571306473251
  6. Cinthia Arredondo Paramo, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-CScottsdale, AZ 852571073124525
  7. Tamisha Gant, PMHNP-BCScottsdale, AZ 852571356642920
  8. Joseph Halloran, NPScottsdale, AZ 852571780534719

Common questions

What is Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073220976, issued on Oct 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at River People Health Center, Scottsdale, AZ, 85256. Phone: (480) 278-7742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 290182, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nchekwube Cynthia Okafor, RNP.PMHNP-BC had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.