Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Stratford, CT
Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Stratford, Connecticut, and NPI 1417297508, issued on Feb 26, 2013. Check the license (Connecticut 005294, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 005294 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 168 Dahl Ave, Stratford, CT 06614
- Phone
- (203) 455-7688
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151221001385); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 005294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prazosin Hcl26 claims
- Citalopram Hbr14 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl13 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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): 89.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Step UP Care PC LLCNaugatuck, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu among 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut
Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN is one of 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2020 among the 566 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 38% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Stratford
They are 12 of the 645 NPPES records with a practice address in Stratford, and 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
All 1,108 in Connecticut → Every provider in Stratford → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Colwell, APRNStratford, CT 066141285650622
- Iselande Desyr, DNP PMHNP-BC FNP-BCStratford, CT 066141487190278
- Tina Flores, APRNStratford, CT 066141396503868
- Mary Susan Hungerford, A.P.R.N.Stratford, CT 066141245368513
- Mary Kearney, PMHNPStratford, CT 066141407732811
- Rose Marie Leger, NPStratford, CT 066141194150607
- Scott Masse, PMHNP-BCStratford, CT 066141639917271
- Ashley Neal, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCStratford, CT 066141386232544
Common questions
What is Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN's NPI number?
Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417297508, issued on Feb 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 168 Dahl Ave, Stratford, CT, 06614. Phone: (203) 455-7688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 005294, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.