Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,603
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 226
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,582
- MIPS score, 2024
- 15
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
- Practice phone
- Call (973) 322-5000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala is an internist in Livingston, New Jersey
Dr. Okpala practices at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health.
Dr. Okpala's NPI, 1124085766, was assigned on April 27, 2006. Dr. Okpala holds New Jersey license 25MA08035200.
- NPI
- 1124085766NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0941213466
- NPI enumeration date
- April 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (973) 322-5000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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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. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala practices at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey
Dr. Okpala's primary practice is Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, at 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039 in Essex County. The practice phone is (973) 322-5000.
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039 · Essex CountyPhone(973) 322-5000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Okpala's primary practice is Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health. Dr. Okpala is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is Victory Medical Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Okpala to 4 more hospitals, 3 skilled nursing facilities, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Okpala practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +10 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala is one of 4,226 internists in New Jersey
Internal medicine is Dr. Okpala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Okpala is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, New JerseyPrimary
Internists near Dr. Okpala
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala billed Medicare for 3,603 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,603 Medicare services from Dr. Okpala across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $318,705 for them.
Dr. Okpala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3,4742024: 3,6034%
Where Dr. Okpala's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office66919%
- In a facility2,93481%
Dr. Okpala compared with the New Jersey median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Okpala
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 3,603vs 7235.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 226vs 231Close to median
- Part D claims
- 2,009vs 8302.4 times
Medians across 4,086 internists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Okpala'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. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala treated 226 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Okpala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Okpala's median patient age at 71, with 50% women.
Dr. Okpala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Okpala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12656%
- Men10044%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Okpala's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes61%
- Mood disorders50%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Arthritis45%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Heart failure42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Okpala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala wrote 2,582 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Okpala wrote 2,582 Medicare Part D claims for 204 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,009 of them, across 57 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $96,681 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,961 claims across 59 drugs.
Dr. Okpala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,178 claims84%
- Brand-name378 claims15%
- Other26 claims1%
Dr. Okpala'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. Okpala's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%27 of 2,582 claims
- Antibiotics2%53 of 2,582 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%48 of 2,582 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: 1,9612024: 2,0092%
Drugs named by CMS: 57 in 2024, 59 in 2023.
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. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala scored 15 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 15 out of 100 for Dr. Okpala for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Okpala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Okpala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 15of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 52of 100Cost
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. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala received $928 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Okpala from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. EMD Serono, Inc. paid the most, $262.
General payments to Dr. Okpala by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Okpala the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's NPI number?
Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's NPI number is 1124085766. It was assigned on April 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala?
Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala is an internist in Livingston, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala practice?
Dr. Okpala practices at 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039. Dr. Okpala's primary practice is Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Okpala to 4 hospitals, 3 skilled nursing facilities, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Okpala is (973) 322-5000.
What is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's medical license number?
Dr. Okpala holds New Jersey license 25MA08035200.
Which hospitals is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala affiliated with?
Dr. Okpala practices at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Okpala is also affiliated with University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Okpala to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala part of?
Dr. Okpala is linked to Victory Medical Clinic.
Does Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Okpala billed Medicare for 3,603 services in 2024, and Dr. Okpala accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala's MIPS score?
Dr. Okpala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 15 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala see?
CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Okpala in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Okpala's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99308) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
What drugs does Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Okpala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $928 in general payments to Dr. Okpala from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from EMD Serono, Inc.
How long has Dr. Augustine Chukwujekwu Okpala been practicing?
Dr. Okpala graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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