Yvonne Okaka, MD
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · New York, NY
Yvonne Okaka, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1649731456, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (New York 321360, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yvonne Okaka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- 321360 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 York Ave FL 11, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (646) 962-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Fax
- (646) 962-0602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230804002439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1305 York Ave FL 11
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brooke Cradin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548144090
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- Muhamad Festok, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1356802052
Verify Yvonne Okaka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 321360Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost371 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol236 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate147 claims
- Lumigan132 claims
- Timolol Maleate120 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate81 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: $967.93
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Nyu Langone HospitalsBrooklyn, NY · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Yvonne Okaka among 37 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York
Yvonne Okaka, MD is one of 37 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2019, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0009X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in New York
There are 37 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York.
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The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eileen Chang, M.D.New York, NY 100211831543347
- Zoya Chaudhry, MDNew York, NY 100211386390979
- Anna Demetriades, M.D., PH.D.New York, NY 100211821144346
- Paul Petrakos, DONew York, NY 100211134545171
- Leila Rafla-Demetrious, MDNew York, NY 100211336236405
- Varun ReddyNew York, NY 100211013361484
- Lynn Shi, MDNew York, NY 100211558865451
- Sarah Vantassel, MDNew York, NY 100211982966974
Common questions
What is Yvonne Okaka, MD's NPI number?
Yvonne Okaka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649731456, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yvonne Okaka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 York Ave FL 11, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (646) 962-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yvonne Okaka, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 321360, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yvonne Okaka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yvonne Okaka, MD had 1,741 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. 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.