Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tifton, GA
Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tifton, Georgia, and NPI 1376049072, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 88854, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ngozi Egondu Okanu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 88854 GA
036.167585 IL
34290 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 18TH St E, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone
- (229) 382-7120
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250313000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ngozi Egondu Okanu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 88854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
532 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl20 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $110.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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.
Bills Medicare through 6 group practices
- Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLPO Fallon, IL
- City OF Hope Medical Group OF Illinois PLLCZion, IL
- Deaconess Illinois Specialty Clinic, Inc.Marion, IL
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
- Greenbrook Physician Services, LLCSouthaven, MS
- RH Mississippi Hospitalist Medicine LLCJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ngozi Egondu Okanu among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tifton
They are 27 of the 705 NPPES records with a practice address in Tifton, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD's NPI number?
Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376049072, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 18TH St E, Tifton, GA, 31794. Phone: (229) 382-7120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 88854, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD had 532 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ngozi Egondu Okanu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.