Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Sumter, SC

Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Sumter, South Carolina. Her current practice location is 325 W Liberty St, Cedars Medical Clinic, Sumter, South Carolina. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (803) 774-7000.

Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke is licensed to practice in South Carolina (license number LL 27318) 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 1386778512.

Contact Information

Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke, MD
325 W Liberty St, Cedars Medical Clinic,
Sumter, SC 29150-5139
(803) 774-7000
(803) 434-4419



Physician's Profile

Full NameNene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke
GenderFemale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location325 W Liberty St, Sumter, South Carolina
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1386778512
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/16/2007
  • Last Update Date: 11/24/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3375505381
  • Enrollment ID: I20070611000077

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1386778512NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine LL 27318 (South Carolina)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. Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameCedars Medical Clinic, Pa
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1578580395
PECOS PAC ID: 8022070036
Enrollment ID: O20041102000454

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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. Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke 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
Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke, MD
Po Box 519, Cedars Medical Clinic,
Sumter, SC 29151-0519

Ph: (803) 774-7000
Nene Nwaobiara Nicole Okereke, MD
325 W Liberty St, Cedars Medical Clinic,
Sumter, SC 29150-5139

Ph: (803) 774-7000

News Archive

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Researchers at the University of Birmingham believe that a new method of genetically engineering immune cells could lead to improved treatment of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.

First holography scanning device significantly reduces denture-fitting time

Dentures, known as false teeth, are prosthetics constructed to replace missing teeth. Fitting removable dentures is a long and painful process in which a patient has to visit the clinic multiple times so that soft and hard plastic material, resembling silly putty, can be used to take exact measurements of her mouth.

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Internal Medicine Doctors in Sumter, SC

Fritz E Jean Gilles, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-774-9680    Fax: 803-774-5217
Dr. Thomas E Hawkey, D.O.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 12 Barnette Dr, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-773-5442    Fax: 803-778-2394
Dr. Joseph Cecil Williams, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-774-1788    Fax: 803-774-9113
Dr. John Julian Abbott, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-774-5248    
Dr. Theophilus D Williams Iii, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 641 W Wesmark Blvd, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-905-6944    Fax: 803-469-3944
Harry A Jordan, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1295 Wilson Hall Rd, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-905-6800    Fax: 803-905-6810
Dr. Floyd L Angus, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 641 W Wesmark Blvd, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-905-6944    Fax: 803-469-3944

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