Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Belleville, IL
Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Belleville, Illinois, and NPI 1649911645, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 036175170, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kenechukwu Okeke
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 036175170 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 Memorial Dr, Belleville, IL 62226
- Phone
- (618) 257-6220
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 257-6679
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250909002227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Kenechukwu Okeke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036175170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview Heights Medical Group SCAlton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Kenechukwu Okeke among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Belleville
They are 46 of the 1,404 NPPES records with a practice address in Belleville, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shadi Altwal, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261417992520
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- Farhanaz Chowdhury, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261518253160
- Behfar Dianati, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261558580852
- Altressa Drummond, MDBelleville, IL 622261891722849
- Manuel Lopez, MDBelleville, IL 622261437158052
- Payton McGowen, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261629381256
Common questions
What is Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD's NPI number?
Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649911645, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Memorial Dr, Belleville, IL, 62226. Phone: (618) 257-6220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kenechukwu Okeke, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036175170, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.