Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Suffolk, VA
Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Suffolk, Virginia, and NPI 1477737740, issued on Dec 22, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101258587, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Okechukwu Nwafor
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 0101258587 VA
MD433280 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 Godwin Blvd 1St FL, Suffolk, VA 23434
- Phone
- (757) 934-4821
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 934-4276
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151020000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Okechukwu Nwafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101258587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Cefdinir19 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Omeprazole15 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Divalproex Sodium13 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 2 group practices
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationAsheville, NC
- Sentara Medical GroupVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Okechukwu Nwafor among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
47 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Suffolk
They are 47 of the 1,438 NPPES records with a practice address in Suffolk, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D's NPI number?
Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477737740, issued on Dec 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Godwin Blvd 1St FL, Suffolk, VA, 23434. Phone: (757) 934-4821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101258587, 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 Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, M.D had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.