Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1285883884, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2010-01533, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2010-01533 NC
002503 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205
- Phone
- (704) 360-8893
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 626-6515
- Medicaid IDs
- 1285883884 NC
5916336 NC
330635 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000573); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1220 Eastway Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2010-01533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,667 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate79 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Omeprazole66 claims
- Metformin Hcl50 claims
- Gabapentin47 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: $386.06
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Eastway Medical Center And Urgent Care PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D's NPI number?
Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285883884, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28205. Phone: (704) 360-8893. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2010-01533, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sylvia Ifeyinwa Okoye, M.D had 1,667 Medicare Part D claims for 134 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.