What is Vitalis Okechukwu's specialty?

Vitalis Okechukwu (NPI 1659308211) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Lafayette, LA.

Where does Vitalis Okechukwu practice?

Vitalis Okechukwu practices in Lafayette, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659308211.

How much does Medicare pay Vitalis Okechukwu?

Vitalis Okechukwu (NPI 1659308211) received approximately $76K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 186 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659308211

Vitalis OkechukwuM.D.

Infectious DiseaseLafayette, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

362

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

814

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$74K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 66 Infectious Disease providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 303).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,886

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate290 claims

Emtricitabine/Tenofov Alafenam131 claims

0.9 % Sodium Chloride96 claims

Dolutegravir Sodium92 claims

Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi90 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$32

Payment records

By payment type

Education$16

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Education$16

Food and Beverage$16

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vitalis Okechukwu's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 127 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lafayette, LA	295	1,534
LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER INC	210	1,780
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL INC.	140	846
OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	130	496
Benjamin Henderson Diagnostic Radiology · Greenville, SC	130	620
Patrick Boyle Diagnostic Radiology · New Orleans, LA	120	586
Paul Billeaud Diagnostic Radiology · Mobile, AL	107	417
Richard Vanbergen Diagnostic Radiology · New Iberia, LA	92	361
MILLER, ROMNEY	92	391
Mian Ibrahim Diagnostic Radiology · Lafayette, LA	86	379
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS, INC.	85	373
Moises Yoselevitz Diagnostic Radiology · West Allis, WI	75	308

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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