Luwanga Uzoma Okoro, D.O

Primary specialty

Cardiovascular Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0000X

License

02003041A Issued in IN

Practice address

200 E 86TH PL
Merrillville, IN 46410-6258

Phone

(219) 649-2750

Fax

(219) 756-1410

NPI assigned

Jul 20, 2005

Last updated

Jul 29, 2015By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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 IN

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 1

Specialty

Nuclear MedicineAlso: Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology), Internal Medicine

Education

University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic Med, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Methodist Hospitals IncGroup PAC ID 9638063894, 131 clinicians

Methodist Hospitals Cardiographics, LLCGroup PAC ID 0749244499, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Methodist Hospitals Inc Hospital, Gary, IN, CCN 150002
• The University of Chicago Medical Center Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140088

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

78.64 of 100Reported as group

Quality

56.64

Promoting interoperability

73

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.72

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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

• Methodist Hospitals Cardiographics, LLC

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Merrillville, IN
  • NPI 1609825686
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• The Methodist Hospitals, Inc

  dba Methodist Northlake Physicians

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Gary, IN
  • NPI 1720290349
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Cardiomed Specialists PC

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Merrillville, IN
  • NPI 1881965366
  Authorized official Same address or phone
• The Methodist Hospitals, Inc

  dba The Neuroscience Institute of NWI

  • Neurology Physician
  • Gary, IN
  • NPI 1720290588
  NPD
• The Methodist Hospitals, Inc

  dba Methodist Cardiology Services

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Gary, IN
  • NPI 1912573585
  NPD
• Infectious Disease Specialists PC

  • Infectious Disease Physician
  • Merrillville, IN
  • NPI 1245217215
  NPD (past)
• Tristate Cardiovascular Institute

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Wilmington, DE
  • NPI 1588771992
  NPD (past)

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

• The Methodist Hospitals, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Gary, IN
  • NPI 1467504555
  Care Compare affiliation
• The University of Chicago Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1508956509
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Merrillville, IN
• Providers in Merrillville, IN by specialty
• Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 29, 2015; 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.