Active NPI 1073098950 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Chikara Okafor

Nurse Practitioner • Berkeley Heights, NJ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Chikara Okafor is a certified Nurse Practitioner practicing in Berkeley Heights, NJ. With approximately 8 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2018, Chikara Okafor delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1 DIAMOND HILL RD.

Chikara Okafor is affiliated with Summit Medical Group Pa and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg, infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1 Diamond Hill Rd

Berkeley Heights, NJ 079222104

Telephone 9082734300

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Summit Medical Group Pa Facility NPI 1942254347

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2018

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Nurse Practitioner in Berkeley Heights, NJ

Experienced Practitioner (5-10 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

8 Yrs -4.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 12.0 Yrs

State Avg: 9.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

23 Specialists

Practicing in Berkeley Heights, NJ (1984 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

8.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Okafor (8 Years) 8 Yrs

Berkeley Heights Specialty Average (12.0 Years) 12.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3489 Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg	95	19	$65.00	$6.62
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	63	51	$240.00	$59.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	42	$274.00	$116.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	36	$188.00	$84.42
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	17	$179.00	$70.53
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$497.00	$150.08
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	13	12	$15.00	$8.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$412.00	$154.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	141	95	$179.00	$71.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	80	$274.00	$120.28
J3489 Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg	80	16	$65.00	$8.11
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	60	58	$497.00	$152.85
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	57	40	$240.00	$63.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$412.00	$158.11
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	42	37	$15.00	$8.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	28	$188.00	$86.33
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	21	21	$516.00	$208.41
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	21	20	$40.00	$10.35
96375 Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein	19	11	$103.00	$15.32
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	17	17	$32.00	$7.61
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	13	$366.00	$170.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	74	56	$179.00	$64.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	54	53	$188.00	$86.22
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	34	$497.00	$183.01
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	19	17	$15.00	$2.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$274.00	$107.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$412.00	$159.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	361	11	$2.00	$0.15
J3489 Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg	235	47	$65.00	$10.52
96413 Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour	105	43	$597.00	$141.69
96415 Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour	89	25	$131.00	$31.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	80	74	$188.00	$87.30
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	80	63	$179.00	$66.90
96375 Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein	68	22	$103.00	$17.05
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	53	51	$240.00	$72.23
J1200 Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg	50	20	$1.00	$0.88
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	46	40	$15.00	$3.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$274.00	$108.55
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	30	30	$497.00	$186.46
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	28	26	$32.00	$7.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$412.00	$161.15
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	25	22	$40.00	$10.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	20	$274.00	$125.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	96	71	$179.00	$67.34
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	79	74	$188.00	$71.90
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	51	45	$15.00	$2.98
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	39	36	$32.00	$7.53
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	36	$497.00	$187.82
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	36	32	$40.00	$10.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$412.00	$156.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$274.00	$103.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$274.00	$100.50
86140 Measurement C-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation	12	12	$22.00	$4.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	68	65	$161.44	$69.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	55	$235.05	$101.92
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	52	40	$150.54	$66.36
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	47	39	$15.00	$2.94
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	41	$412.67	$178.11
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	34	30	$32.00	$8.46
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	27	24	$40.00	$11.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$349.29	$153.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$238.64	$101.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	14	12	$142.00	$66.65

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

State License NJ 26NJ00846300

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Summit Medical Group Pa

1 Diamond Hill Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ 079222104

Phone: 9082734300

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 26, 2018

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 26, 2018

Registered at 1 DIAMOND HILL RD, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 079222104 (Tel: 9082734300)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 26, 2018

Registered at 109B S GROVE ST, EAST ORANGE, NJ 070184157

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 26, 2018

Recorded as CHIKARA OKAFOR

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 26, 2018

Nurse Practitioner (License #26NJ00846300 in NJ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 26, 2018

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1073098950

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 26, 2018

Last Update: September 26, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

109b S Grove St

East Orange, NJ 070184157

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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