Ikechukwu Ifeanyi Okafo, MD

Primary specialty

Anesthesiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207L00000X

License

036158361 Issued in IL

Practice address

5145 N California Ave
Chicago, IL 60625-3661

Phone

(773) 293-5486

Fax

(773) 989-1639

NPI assigned

Jun 5, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL, IA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: iokafomd425778@carlehiedirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: ikechukwu.okafo@hca4.eclinicaldirectplus.com

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.

• Carle Health Care Incorporated

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Urbana, IL
  • NPI 1154653947

  Anesthesiology, IL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Endeavor Health Medical Group

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Evanston, IL
  • NPI 1497701882

  Anesthesiology, IL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• North American Partners in Anesthesia (Illinois), LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Oak Park, IL
  • NPI 1699032524

  Anesthesiology, IL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Mercy Medical Center

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1700834165

  IA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cook County

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1588612832

  IL

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Encore Anesthesia Group LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Oak Park, IL
  • NPI 1558987883

  Anesthesiology, IL

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• St Bernard Hospital

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1629147210

  Anesthesiology, IL

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Swedish Covenant Management Services, Inc.

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1760432348

  IL

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mercy Medical Center

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1114923513
  Care Compare group NPD
• Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation

  • General Practice Physician
  • Berwyn, IL
  • NPI 1013415603

  IL

  Medicare reassignment
• Carle Health Care Incorporated

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Champaign, IL
  • NPI 1235452996
  Care Compare group
• Mercy Medical Center

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Hiawatha, IA
  • NPI 1033159769
  Care Compare group

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Carle Surgicenter

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Danville, IL
  • NPI 1225194533

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Clinic Pharmacy
  • Blue Island, IL
  • NPI 1043238298

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Robbins, IL
  • NPI 1053942045

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1093283533

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • North Riverside, IL
  • NPI 1295366466

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Phoenix, IL
  • NPI 1336269133

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1366073256

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Arlington Heights, IL
  • NPI 1366073355

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1386110674

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1396865077

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Ford Heights, IL
  • NPI 1427689413

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Cook County

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Oak Forest, IL
  • NPI 1457982340

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Education

Indiana University School of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Endeavor Health Medical Group 3,330 clinicians

North American Partners in Anesthesia Illinois LLC 431 clinicians

Carle Health Care Incorporated 1,592 clinicians

Mercy Medical Center 295 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Carle Foundation Hospital Hospital, Urbana, IL, CCN 140091
• John H Stroger Jr Hospital Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140124
• Northwest Community Hospital 1 Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL, CCN 140252
• Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA, CCN 160079

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.9 of 100Reported as group

Quality

75.91

Promoting interoperability

99

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.6

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

95.11 of 100Reported as group

Quality

74.7

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

85.45

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

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• Somtochukwu Grant Ojukwu, PA-C
• Stanley E. Ojukwu, DMD
• Yudai Okabe, MD
• Irene Okada, PT
• Cordelia C Okafo
• Chinelo Okafor, M.D.
• Chinwuba Okafor, REGISTERED PHAMACIST
• Jude-Patrick Nnamdi Okafor, MD
• Nneka Ifeoma Okagbue, APRN
• Reginald Nnamdi Okagbue, MD

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• Anesthesiology Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 27, 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.

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