Shamekia Ann Nwafor, O.D.

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

1620-653T Issued in LA

Practice address

814 Veterans Dr
Carencro, LA 70520-3701

Phone

(337) 896-7575

Fax

(337) 896-9971

NPI assigned

Aug 8, 2011

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

University of Houston - College of Optometry, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.91 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.36

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: snwafor@lafayetteeye.intellechartdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lafayette Premier Vision Center LLC

  • Optometrist
  • Carencro, LA
  • NPI 1285522417
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Evelyn B Hanna OD a Professional Optometry Corp

  dba Carencro Eye Clinic

  • Optometrist
  • Carencro, LA
  • NPI 1548391790
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1012 CLINE DR",
            "city": "BREAUX BRIDGE",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "705177625",
            "telephone_number": "337-781-5771"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "814 VETERANS DR",
            "city": "CARENCRO",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "705203701",
            "telephone_number": "337-896-7575",
            "fax_number": "337-896-9971"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "NWAFOR",
        "first_name": "SHAMEKIA",
        "middle_name": "ANN",
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        "credential": "O.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2011-08-08",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-19",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-19",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
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    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Neuropro
• Nhu-Vong Nguyen, M.D.
• Julie O. Nicholas, MSN, APRN, NP-C
• Joshua Troy Noel
• Stefan James Norris, DPT
• Onsp Transportation
• Maximilian Gregory Ortiz
• Hallie Nicol Pefferkorn, BS
• Lauren Morvant Perrin
• Personal Care Service of Carencro LLC

• Optometrist in Carencro, LA
• Providers in Carencro, LA by specialty
• Optometrist in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 19, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.