Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD
Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN
Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1427070879, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18327, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Osifo Okpaku
- Credential
- M.D.PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18327 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1233 17TH Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
- Phone
- (615) 329-4182
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3036819 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120426000113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1233 17TH Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- George Ruccio, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982008363
Verify Samuel Osifo Okpaku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
770 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam51 claims
- Lamotrigine50 claims
- Trazodone Hcl45 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate38 claims
- Alprazolam33 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl33 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $274.27
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Samuel Osifo Okpaku among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Corey Campbell, D.O.Nashville, TN 372121801943758
- Michelle Cochran, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121760587026
- William Hinds, MDNashville, TN 372121821145798
- John Jackson, MDNashville, TN 372121285721324
- Jack Koch, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121114923737
Common questions
What is Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD's NPI number?
Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427070879, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 17TH Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212. Phone: (615) 329-4182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18327, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Osifo Okpaku, M.D.PHD had 770 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.