Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji, MD - Medicare Pediatrics in Scranton, PA

Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics" physician in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (570) 703-8000.

Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD054754L) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1366486045.

Contact Information

Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji, MD
1800 Mulberry St,
Scranton, PA 18510-2369
(570) 703-8000
(570) 703-8559



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji
GenderMale
SpecialityPediatrics
Location1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1366486045
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/15/2006
  • Last Update Date: 04/24/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9537237656
  • Enrollment ID: I20151215002100

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1366486045NPI-NPPES
1029385640001MedicaidPA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208000000XPediatrics 15037 (Mississippi)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist 036090763 (Illinois)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics MD054754L (Pennsylvania)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. Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameGeisinger Clinic
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1366493868
PECOS PAC ID: 5395657001
Enrollment ID: O20040130000518

News Archive

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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. Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji 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
Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji, MD
100 N Academy Ave,
Danville, PA 17822-4903

Ph: (570) 271-6144
Dr Basil Ikechukwu Okoroji, MD
1800 Mulberry St,
Scranton, PA 18510-2369

Ph: (570) 703-8000

News Archive

Researchers identify new potential mechanism for age-related macular degeneration

Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse eye tissue, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have identified a new potential mechanism for age-related macular degeneration-;the leading cause of blindness among older adults.

Research could inform therapeutic approaches to ameliorate the effects of fetal immobility

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletal defects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes.

Longer looks: Alzheimer's and a marriage; racism in medicine; abortion restrictions in Texas

The US, which has a mostly private health-care system, manages to spend more on its public health-care system than countries where the health-care system is almost entirely public. America's government spends more, as a percentage of the economy, on public health care than Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan or Australia. And then it spends even more than that on private health care.

Scientists find a link between brain's emotion circuit and movement

The brain is a powerful organ that controls all the body processes, including movement. In some athletes, however, they usually experience a phenomenon called "choking," wherein their performance rapidly declines when they're under a lot of pressure.

Read more News

› Verified 6 days ago


Pediatrics Doctors in Scranton, PA

Ms. Alana Rickard, D.O
Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: 570-342-8500    Fax: 570-558-2290
Marie S Lena, MD
Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: 570-342-8500    Fax: 570-558-2290
Mr. Vincent Luciano Ross, MD
Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 442 N Main Ave, Scranton, PA 18504
Phone: 570-347-5605    Fax: 570-347-5606
Dr. Michael Rogan, MD
Pediatrics
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 2232 Pittston Ave, Scranton, PA 18505
Phone: 570-340-2100    
Violeta Marina Lizano, M.D.
Pediatrics
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 201 Smallacombe Dr, Scranton, PA 18508
Phone: 570-961-0171    Fax: 570-207-2411
Christine Burke, M.D.
Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 959 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18509
Phone: 570-344-9684    Fax: 570-969-0968
Dr. Elizabeth Escalante, MD
Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 700 Quincy Ave, 5th Fl, Scranton, PA 18510
Phone: 570-770-7546    Fax: 570-770-7545

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