Nkechi Onokwai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Winchester, VA
Nkechi Onokwai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winchester, Virginia, and NPI 1396358016, issued on Aug 24, 2020. Check the license (Virginia 0101278259, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nkechi Onokwai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101278259 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1840 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601
- Phone
- (540) 536-4334
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231107000239); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nkechi Onokwai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101278259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
355 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Eliquis16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 one group practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Virginia LLCFront Royal, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nkechi Onokwai among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Nkechi Onokwai, MD is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winchester
They are 76 of the 2,762 NPPES records with a practice address in Winchester, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Nkechi Onokwai, MD's NPI number?
Nkechi Onokwai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396358016, issued on Aug 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nkechi Onokwai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1840 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, 22601. Phone: (540) 536-4334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nkechi Onokwai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101278259, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nkechi Onokwai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nkechi Onokwai, MD had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.