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Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD

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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1994)

2104 N. Herritage Street
Kinston, NC 28501

(252) 522-3663

Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Health Lenoir.

Office Locations

UNC Health Lenoir

2104 N. Herritage Street
Kinston, NC 28501

(252) 522-3663

(252) 522-3660

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
blood draw	462
diabetes management	492
doctor visit	3067
ear procedures	13
hip imaging	12
hospital care	1505
injections	60
inpatient care	1505
lab tests	2227
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nursing home care	442
preventive care	1557
skin testing	13
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	97
X-rays	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	15
aspiration	127
blood draw	475
diabetes management	545
doctor visit	2727
ear procedures	17
hip imaging	16
hospital care	1564
incision and drainage	15
injections	127
inpatient care	1531
lab tests	2445
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nursing home care	405
outpatient care	33
preventive care	1740
skin surgery	15
spinal procedures	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
vaccines	130
X-rays	158

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	501
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	63
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	53
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	53
aspiration	97
blood draw	391
cardiac procedures	50
diabetes management	353
doctor visit	2363
hip imaging	27
hospital care	541
injections	97
inpatient care	541
lab tests	1922
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nursing home care	297
preventive care	1495
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	136
vaccines	143
vascular procedures	33
X-rays	140

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	452
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	65
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	53
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	67
abscess drainage	19
aspiration	53
blood draw	419
cardiac procedures	18
diabetes management	300
doctor visit	2397
hip imaging	12
hospital care	317
incision and drainage	19
injections	53
inpatient care	317
lab tests	1615
minor procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nursing home care	436
preventive care	1285
skin surgery	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
vaccines	169
vascular procedures	23
X-rays	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	866
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	102
Less than 65	376

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	75
aspiration	77
blood draw	84
diabetes management	312
doctor visit	2054
hospital care	308
injections	77
inpatient care	308
lab tests	1596
nursing home care	497
preventive care	1315
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	94
vaccines	137
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	401
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	54
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	53
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	34
aspiration	67
diabetes management	350
doctor visit	2002
hospital care	233
injections	67
inpatient care	233
lab tests	1511
nursing home care	442
preventive care	1211
thoracic (chest) imaging	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vascular procedures	22
X-rays	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	402
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	55
Less than 65	181

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	55
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	46
diabetes management	240
doctor visit	1605
hospital care	194
injections	46
inpatient care	194
lab tests	1122
nursing home care	605
preventive care	887
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	366
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	49
Less than 65	163

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	56
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
diabetes management	235
doctor visit	1506
hospital care	110
injections	49
inpatient care	110
lab tests	966
nursing home care	676
preventive care	800

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	315
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	41
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2020 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
diabetes management	201
doctor visit	1074
injections	23
lab tests	276
nursing home care	343
preventive care	149

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	269
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	30
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	56
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2021 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
diabetes management	148
doctor visit	916
injections	21
lab tests	215
nursing home care	293
preventive care	110

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	220
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2022 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	676
injections	24
lab tests	76
nursing home care	213

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC during 2023 were nursing home care, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	60
doctor visit	426
lab tests	100
nursing home care	201
preventive care	25

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	14
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	52
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Kinston, NC were lab tests, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	48
abscess drainage	17
aspiration	58
blood draw	366
cardiac procedures	34
diabetes management	272
doctor visit	1734
ear procedures	15
hip imaging	16
hospital care	596
incision and drainage	17
injections	58
inpatient care	592
lab tests	1172
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nursing home care	404
outpatient care	33
preventive care	961
skin surgery	17
skin testing	13
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
vaccines	135
vascular procedures	24
X-rays	109

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD.

**Gender**
Female	278
Male	183

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	339
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	41
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	42
75 to 84	95
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	183

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He is certified by the Family Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: The Reading Hospital and Medical Center (1998)

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Health Lenoir

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ambrose Sunday Okonkwo, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,655 FARXIGA $396	BREZTRI $351	SYMBICORT $249	AIRSUPRA $158	BYDUREON WEEKLY $87	Other $414
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,379 XARELTO $617	INVOKANA $419	INVOKAMET $324	$19
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,308 Ozempic $430	RYBELSUS $252	Tresiba $188	NovoLog $83	FIASP $58	Other $298
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,280 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $718	ANORO $224	BREO $128	ANORO ELLIPTA $59	INCRUSE $40	Other $111
Pfizer Inc.	$872 EUCRISA $279	LYRICA $184	ELIQUIS $92	CHANTIX $52	FLECTOR PATCH $51	Other $215
Other	$8,279 Durolane $619	LINZESS $536	TOUJEO $377	JARDIANCE $355	ELIQUIS $299	Other $6,093

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$14,542
Education	$231

Biography

Dr. Ambrose Okonkwo specializes in family medicine. He attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Okonkwo trained at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with UNC Health. According to UNC Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Kinston, NC.

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