Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1497945026, issued on Jul 30, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201009, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick Okwudili Njoku
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- MD.201009 LA
35C.000418 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 North Blvd Ste 300, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 930-4517
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2023
- Fax
- (225) 930-4519
- Medicaid ID
- 1507946 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090212000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patrick Okwudili Njoku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.201009Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triumeq165 claims
- Biktarvy131 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl90 claims
- Descovy72 claims
- Odefsey52 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim42 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): 78.9 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: $83.69
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Patrick Okwudili Njoku among 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana
Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD is one of 128 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 128 infectious disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 128 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Campbell, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061578558292
- Anup Subedee, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708061386890200
- Scott Anderson, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081114285293
- Madeleine Heck, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081407877426
- Katherine Lavie, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081073812871
- Catherine O'Neal, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081689715013
- Maria Reyes Angeles, M.DBaton Rouge, LA 708081194012609
- Tatiana Saavedra, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081023209053
Common questions
What is Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD's NPI number?
Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497945026, issued on Jul 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 North Blvd Ste 300, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 930-4517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201009, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD had 1,391 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patrick Okwudili Njoku, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.