Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche, MD

  • Englewood, CO
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1639246705PAC ID0749172310
Medicare services, 2024
70,838
Medicare patients, 2024
186
Part D claims, 2024
1,227
MIPS score, 2024
98
Industry payments
$50,135
Practice address
9570 S Kingston Ct Ste 220, Englewood, CO 80112-6004
Practice phone
Call (303) 515-2912
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Primary practice

South Denver Rheumatology

Physician office · Englewood, Colorado

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Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche is a rheumatologist in Englewood, Colorado

Dr. Oparaeche practices at South Denver Rheumatology in Englewood, Colorado.

Dr. Oparaeche's NPI, 1639246705, was assigned on November 30, 2006. Dr. Oparaeche holds Colorado license 43807.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0749172310
NPI enumeration date
November 30, 2006
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(303) 515-2912
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
60
Medical school graduation
1992

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche practices at South Denver Rheumatology in Englewood, Colorado

Dr. Oparaeche's primary practice is South Denver Rheumatology, at 9570 S Kingston Ct Ste 220, Englewood, CO 80112-6004. The practice phone is (303) 515-2912.

  • South Denver Rheumatology
    9570 S Kingston Ct Ste 220, Englewood, CO 80112-6004Phone(303) 515-2912

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Oparaeche's primary practice is South Denver Rheumatology in Englewood, Colorado.

South Denver RheumatologyPhysician office · Englewood, ColoradoPrimary

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
South Denver RheumatologyAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche is one of 130 rheumatologists in Colorado

Rheumatology is Dr. Oparaeche's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Oparaeche is licensed in Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, ColoradoPrimaryLicense 43807 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Oparaeche

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

130rheumatologists in Colorado
4rheumatologists in Englewood

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche billed Medicare for 70,838 services in 2024

CMS data shows 70,838 Medicare services from Dr. Oparaeche across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $461,534 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202470,838
Medicare patients186
Paid by Medicare$461,534
Procedure codes13

Dr. Oparaeche's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 20,6452024: 69,762238%
Tests and treatments
2023: 6852024: 76111%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3302024: 3155%
Other services
2023: 3,0002024: 0100%

Dr. Oparaeche compared with the Colorado median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Oparaeche
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
70,838vs 3,09222.9 times
Medicare patients
186vs 28635% below
Part D claims
1,121vs 1,00412% above

Medians across 122 rheumatologists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Oparaeche's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche treated 186 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Oparaeche in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 69% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Oparaeche's median patient age at 58, with 68% women.

Medicare patients, 2024186
Average age74
Average risk score1.16

Dr. Oparaeche's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Oparaeche's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12467%
  • Men6233%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Oparaeche's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol69%
  3. High blood pressure63%
  4. Osteoporosis38%
  5. Mood disorders25%
  6. Anxiety24%
  7. Depression23%
  8. Chronic kidney disease20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Oparaeche's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women68%
  • Men30%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche wrote 1,227 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Oparaeche wrote 1,227 Medicare Part D claims for 147 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,121 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $816,694 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,025 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,227
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$816,694
Part D patients147

Dr. Oparaeche's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,031 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other196 claims16%

Dr. Oparaeche's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Oparaeche's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids11%130 of 1,227 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0252024: 1,1219%

Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 21 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Oparaeche for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS lists Dr. Oparaeche as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Oparaeche's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 98of 100Final score
  • 95of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche received $50,135 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,827 general payments to Dr. Oparaeche from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $6,861.

General payments to Dr. Oparaeche by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Oparaeche by kind, 2016 to 2025

$50.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$41,54783%
  • Consulting fees$5,66311%
  • Honoraria$1,7503%
  • Travel and lodging$8392%
  • Education$3371%

Companies that paid Dr. Oparaeche the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's NPI number?

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's NPI number is 1639246705. It was assigned on November 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche?

Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche is a rheumatologist in Englewood, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche practice?

Dr. Oparaeche practices at 9570 S Kingston Ct Ste 220, Englewood, CO 80112-6004. Dr. Oparaeche's primary practice is South Denver Rheumatology in Englewood, Colorado.

What is Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Oparaeche is (303) 515-2912.

What is Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's medical license number?

Dr. Oparaeche holds Colorado license 43807.

Does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Oparaeche billed Medicare for 70,838 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Oparaeche as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche's MIPS score?

Dr. Oparaeche's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche see?

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Oparaeche in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Oparaeche's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0717), injected or infused drug (J1602) and injected or infused drug (J0897).

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What drugs does Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Oparaeche's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Folic Acid.

Has Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $50,135 in general payments to Dr. Oparaeche from 54 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Ndudi Okechukwu Oparaeche been practicing?

Dr. Oparaeche graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.

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