Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.
Specialist · Pascagoula, MS
Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and NPI 1578678868, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 13816, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Okechukwu Ekenna
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 13816 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4300 Hospital St Ste 105, Pascagoula, MS 39581
- Phone
- (228) 769-2588
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2024
- Fax
- (228) 769-2589
- Medicaid ID
- 0114104 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070306000650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Okechukwu Ekenna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 13816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
604 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate75 claims
- Sodium Chloride71 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl68 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium32 claims
- Daptomycin22 claims
- Efavirenz-Emtric-Tenofov Disop22 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Okechukwu Ekenna among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Felicia Morris, OMTPass Christian, MS 395711932650140
- Philomena Broussard, DPT, MPHA, BSPTPascagoula, MS 395671407923998
- Yen Chou Chen, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641639110737
- Donna NealOcean Springs, MS 395641306386784
- Jeffrey Sauls, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641184652745
- Raymond Weiss, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641598715393
- Charles Wilson, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641558311431
- Micah Allen, M.ED.,DT, CALTBrookhaven, MS 396011003760620
Common questions
What is Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.'s NPI number?
Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578678868, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Hospital St Ste 105, Pascagoula, MS, 39581. Phone: (228) 769-2588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 13816, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D. had 604 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.