Barbara Marie Okafor, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Florence, KY

Barbara Marie Okafor, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in Florence, Kentucky. Her current practice location is 7370 Turfway Rd, Florence, Kentucky. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (859) 757-4446.

Barbara Marie Okafor is licensed to practice in Kentucky (license number 58116) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1104302900.

Contact Information

Barbara Marie Okafor, MD
7370 Turfway Rd,
Florence, KY 41042-4895
(859) 757-4446
(859) 344-1999



Physician's Profile

Full NameBarbara Marie Okafor
GenderFemale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Location7370 Turfway Rd, Florence, Kentucky
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1104302900
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/14/2018
  • Last Update Date: 08/23/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9830552199
  • Enrollment ID: I20230905000472

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Barbara Marie Okafor such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1104302900NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RI0200XInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease 58116 (Kentucky)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Barbara Marie Okafor allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameSummit Medical Group, Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1508287640
PECOS PAC ID: 2163326240
Enrollment ID: O20040403000151

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Barbara Marie Okafor is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Barbara Marie Okafor, MD
Po Box 635283,
Cincinnati, OH 45263-5283

Ph: (859) 344-5555
Barbara Marie Okafor, MD
7370 Turfway Rd,
Florence, KY 41042-4895

Ph: (859) 757-4446

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Internal Medicine Doctors in Florence, KY

Karan Motiani, M.D.
Infectious Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 4900 Houston Rd, Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-301-8074    Fax: 859-301-4945
Aishwarya Rushyal Shyamraj, M.D.
Infectious Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 4900 Houston Rd, Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-331-6466    Fax: 859-344-7930
Patricia Miles, M.D.
Infectious Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 7388 Turfway Rd, Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-301-9140    Fax: 859-212-5124
Dhanunjay Sarma Boyalakuntla,
Infectious Disease
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 4900 Houston Rd, Florence, KY 41042
Phone: 859-301-8074    Fax: 859-301-4945
Philip D Williams, M.D.
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Dr. Robert Jeron Strickmeyer, M.D.
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Practice Location: 7388 Turfway Rd, Florence, KY 41042
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