Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH
Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1558331520, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-08-0654-0, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Osita E. Okpalaoka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 35-08-0654-0 OH
35-08-0654 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5801 Tamarack Blvd, Columbus, OH 43229
- Phone
- (614) 436-6009
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (614) 436-6011
- Medicaid ID
- 2292951 OH
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Osita E. Okpalaoka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-08-0654-0Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Osita E. Okpalaoka among 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio
Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D. is one of 3,002 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 427 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558331520, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5801 Tamarack Blvd, Columbus, OH, 43229. Phone: (614) 436-6009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-08-0654-0, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Osita E. Okpalaoka, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.