Medicare Enrolled

Richard Okafor

Orthopedic Surgery · Round Rock, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
300 UNIVERSITY BLVD, Round Rock, TX 78665
5125090100
Registered in NPPES since 2012
NPI: 1184972366 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Okafor from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Okafor

Richard Okafor is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Round Rock, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Okafor performed 505 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Okafor received a total of $20,423 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 113 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Okafor is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 14 years of NPI registration ▲ 505 Medicare services $20,423 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
505
Medicare services
Bottom 30% in TX for orthopedic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$136
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
94 $74 $247
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
77 $102 $363
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
70 $136 $551
Joint injection, major joint
Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space.
59 $62 $282
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
38 $144 $733
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
33 $143 $487
Knee X-ray, 4 or more views
An imaging test using X-rays to create multiple pictures of the knee joint from different angles.
29 $31 $102
Knee X-ray, 3 views
An X-ray imaging test of the knee joint that captures three different angles to evaluate the bones and surrounding structures.
24 $28 $95
Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 80 mg
An injection of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication.
22 $9 $27
Hip X-ray, 1 view
An X-ray image of the hip joint taken from a single angle to visualize the bones and surrounding structures.
21 $19 $74
Total knee replacement 14 $1,108 $5,028
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
13 $99 $364
Surgical repair of broken thigh bone with stabilization or replacement
This procedure involves surgically treating the upper part of a fractured femur by inserting a device to stabilize the bone or replacing it with a prosthetic implant.
11 $1,030 $4,447
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
5.0% high complexity
16.0% medium
79.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$20,423
Total received (2019-2024)
Avg $3,404/year across 6 years
Top 21% in TX for orthopedic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
18
Companies
113
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,513
2023
$4,328
2022
$2,037
2021
$3,807
2020
$825
2019
$7,913

Payments by company (2024)

Stryker Corporation
$639
Core Surgical Group
$212
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$173
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$150
Arthrex, Inc.
$139
Medtronic, Inc.
$120
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$59
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$20
Top 3 companies account for 67.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2019-2024) ›
Arthrex, Inc.
$8,125
Pylant Medical
$5,687
SeaPearl East, Inc
$1,709
SeaPearl Inc
$1,487
Stryker Corporation
$1,101
Core Surgical Group
$664
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$374
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$338
Intellijoint Surgical Inc.
$221
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
$166
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$140
Omeros Corporation
$125
Medtronic, Inc.
$120
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$59
Heraeus Medical, LLC.
$40
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$27
KCI USA, Inc.
$21
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$20
Top 3 companies account for 76.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALLOWRAP · AQUAMANTYS(TM) · Avenir · Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System · EUFLEXXA · EXTREMITIES & TRAUMA IMPLANTS LONG BONE TRAUMA TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE · Exparel · HEALICOIL · INSIGNIA · Intelljoint HIP · MAKO · NA · OMIDRIA · ORTHOLOC 3DI · PALACOS · PREVENA · Persona · SPATIAL FRAME · TRIATHLON · VELYS Hip Navigation · iNSitu Hip System
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Orthopedic surgeons in nearby ZIP areas
110
County median income
$108,309
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - ROUND ROCK
3.1 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Okafor is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Okafor experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Okafor performed 94 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Okafor receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Okafor received a total of $20,423 from 18 companies across 113 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Okafor's costs compare to other orthopedic surgeons in Round Rock?
Okafor's average Medicare payment per service is $136. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Okafor) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →