Individual provider Active NPI

Chizoba Isioma Okwu, DNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Newark, NJ
National Provider Identifier
1962777938
Registry record updated Nov 26, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X
License
26NJ00347000 Issued in NJ
Practice address
228 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105-1815
Phone
(973) 789-8111
Fax
(973) 789-8111
NPI assigned
Mar 9, 2012
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 26, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X 26NJ00347000 NJ Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

228 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105-1815

Mailing address

228 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105-1815
Phone (973) 789-8111

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NJ, NY2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: No
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20120411000554 NJ Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 2567623952 Reassigns benefits to 5 organizations
I20191216001906 NY Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 2567623952 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Education
Other, 2014
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Saint James Health, IncGroup PAC ID 7214237916, 14 clinicians
North Haledon Medical, PCGroup PAC ID 0345299947, 11 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

228 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105-1815
Phone (973) 789-8111

510 Hamburg Tpke
Suite 101
Wayne, NJ 07470-2033
Phone (973) 942-6005

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Urgent Care Physicians of New Jersey, LLC CurrentSince Apr 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Saint James Health Inc Current Accepting new patients
House Call Medical Services of New York, PLLC CurrentSince Oct 27, 2019 Accepting new patients
Immediate Care Medical Walk-in of Hazlet, PA CurrentSince Apr 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Advantagecare Physicians PC CurrentSince Jan 6, 2020 Accepting new patients
North Haledon Medical, PC CurrentSince Apr 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Saint James Health, Inc CurrentSince Feb 7, 2024 Accepting new patients
Amara Health Center CurrentSince Feb 23, 2024 Accepting new patients
Essen Medical Associates, PC CurrentSince Oct 27, 2019 Accepting new patients
Saint James Health Inc CurrentSince Feb 7, 2024 Accepting new patients
Essen Medical Urgicare, PLLC CurrentSince Oct 27, 2019 Accepting new patients
Citywide Urgent Care NJ LLC CurrentSince May 4, 2022 Accepting new patients
Advantagecare Physicians PC CurrentSince Jan 6, 2020 Accepting new patients
Essen Medical Associates, PC CurrentSince Oct 27, 2019 Accepting new patients
Brooklyn Urgent Care PLLC CurrentSince Mar 2, 2022 Accepting new patients
Bronx Medical Practice P.C. Past Accepting new patients
Saint James Health, Inc PastSince Oct 1, 2023 Accepting new patients

Locations

322 Glenwood Ave
5
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone (332) 225-9814

322 Glenwood Ave
5
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone (332) 225-9814

319 US Highway 130
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Phone (609) 426-4300

1376 State Route 36
Hazlet, NJ 07730
Phone (732) 264-5500

228 Lafayette St
Fl 4
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone (973) 789-8111

228 Lafayette St
Fl 2
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone (973) 344-0078

228 Lafayette St
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone (973) 465-2790

69 Pulaski St
Newark, NJ 07105
Phone (973) 789-8111

46 Newman Springs Rd E
Ste F
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone (732) 933-4100

100 Challenger Rd
Ste 303
Ridgefield Pk, NJ 07660

1 Route 37 W
Toms River, NJ 08753
Phone (732) 281-3201

510 Hamburg Tpke
Ste 101
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone (973) 427-6975

1550 Dr Martin L King Jr Blvd
Bronx, NY 10452
Phone (347) 269-2366

1434 Williamsbridge Rd
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone (718) 597-1434

2505 Grand Ave
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone (718) 295-1400

2015 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10453
Phone (718) 294-6200

1371 Seabury Ave
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone (718) 294-6200

875 Utica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone (718) 964-6066

101 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Phone (718) 240-2000

233 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone (646) 680-1595

8989 Union Tpke
Ste A
Glendale, NY 11385
Phone (718) 746-0400

8989 Union Tpke
Glendale, NY 11385
Phone (718) 480-6207

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: chizoba.okwu@ahc-nj.direct.office.nextgen.com
  • FHIR API: https://epwebapps.acpny.com/FHIRproxy/ACPNY/api/FHIR/R4
  • FHIR API: https://fhir.meditouchehr.com/api/fhir/r4/

Organizations & group practices 17

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.

View all 17

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "fax_number": "973-789-8407"
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}

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