Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · La Jolla, CA
Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1356927412, issued on Mar 19, 2021. Check the license (California 20A22384, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 20A22384 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250220002872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Western Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Podiatric Med, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9300 Campus Point Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A22384Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Jardiance17 claims
- Lisinopril17 claims
- Lantus Solostar16 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 one group practice
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO's NPI number?
Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356927412, issued on Mar 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A22384, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Nkeiruka Okonta, DO had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.