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Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

5050 S Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33813

(863) 688-3030

Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD is a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

5050 S Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33813

(863) 688-3030

(863) 688-4430

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2024

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Top 5%

By Volume:

central DEXA

In 2024, Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD performed more central DEXA procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 10%

By Volume:

spine imaging

In 2024, Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD performed more spine imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

closed treatment of vertebral body fracture without reduction

land-based therapeutic exercise

spine MRI

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD performed more closed treatment of vertebral body fracture without reduction, land-based therapeutic exercise, spine MRI, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
bone marrow tests	29
doctor visit	417
hospital care	30
injections	334
inpatient care	30
nerve block	179
pain management	262
spinal procedures	262

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2013 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
diagnostic evaluation	23
doctor visit	388
injections	247
manual therapy	167
nerve block	105
pain management	183
rehabilitation	443
spinal procedures	316
X-rays	133

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	33
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2014 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	113
bone marrow tests	24
diagnostic evaluation	45
doctor visit	413
injections	273
manual therapy	285
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	106
pain management	184
pelvic imaging	25
rehabilitation	1360
spinal procedures	424
X-rays	280

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	18
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2015 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
aspiration	62
bone marrow tests	20
decompression surgery	17
diagnostic evaluation	95
doctor visit	394
injections	95
manual therapy	384
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	22
nerve procedures	17
pain management	53
pelvic imaging	44
rehabilitation	1803
spinal procedures	360
X-rays	277

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	24
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2016 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
aspiration	17
bone marrow tests	17
bone surgery	16
decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	114
doctor visit	520
image guided procedures	14
injections	30
manual therapy	552
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve procedures	14
pain management	30
pelvic imaging	49
rehabilitation	1366
spinal procedures	326
X-rays	289

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	18
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2017 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	1683
image guided procedures	14
injections	154
manual therapy	367
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	28
nerve block	39
pain management	104
pelvic imaging	83
rehabilitation	1343
spinal procedures	466
X-rays	473

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	26
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2018 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	136
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1646
injections	222
manual therapy	197
mental health therapy	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	171
musculoskeletal imaging	74
nerve block	41
pain management	86
pelvic imaging	107
rehabilitation	1190
spinal procedures	680
X-rays	593

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	35
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	34
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2019 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	1017
hip imaging	13
image guided procedures	16
injections	67
manual therapy	142
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	175
musculoskeletal imaging	34
pain management	38
pelvic imaging	93
rehabilitation	1254
spinal procedures	570
X-rays	484

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	25
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2020 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	865
image guided procedures	14
injections	49
manual therapy	82
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	173
musculoskeletal imaging	20
pain management	27
pelvic imaging	75
rehabilitation	697
spinal procedures	495
X-rays	390

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	20
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2021 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	639
image guided procedures	16
injections	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	122
musculoskeletal imaging	32
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	78
rehabilitation	706
spinal procedures	373
X-rays	345

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2022 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	658
hospital care	15
image guided procedures	17
injections	68
inpatient care	15
manual therapy	64
minimally invasive procedures	17
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	133
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nerve block	18
pain management	49
pelvic imaging	62
rehabilitation	572
spinal procedures	426
X-rays	355

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	20
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2023 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
doctor visit	590
hospital care	29
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	29
manual therapy	76
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	132
musculoskeletal imaging	54
pain management	11
pelvic imaging	35
rehabilitation	633
spinal procedures	379
X-rays	325

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	23
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL during 2024 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
doctor visit	449
hospital care	34
image guided procedures	12
injections	12
inpatient care	34
manual therapy	53
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	111
musculoskeletal imaging	38
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	32
rehabilitation	506
spinal procedures	303
X-rays	250

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	30
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Lakeland, FL were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, X-rays and manual therapy.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
aspiration	61
bone marrow tests	22
bone surgery	16
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	15
diagnostic evaluation	69
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	744
hip imaging	13
hospital care	27
image guided procedures	14
injections	121
inpatient care	27
manual therapy	215
mental health therapy	19
minimally invasive procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	145
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nerve block	72
nerve procedures	15
pain management	81
pelvic imaging	62
rehabilitation	989
spinal procedures	413
X-rays	349

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD.

**Gender**
Female	163
Male	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	224
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	22
75 to 84	74
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	119

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chukwuka C. Okafor, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	20
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$56,680 $56,680
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$6,813 EXPEDIUM $6,794	Biomaterials-Allograft/Biomate $19
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,679 EXPEDIUM $972	Spine $176	VBA $137	MIS#LATERAL $125	Thoracolumbar $109	Other $161
Medacta USA, Inc.	$509 AMIStem $509
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.	$129 Prospera $129
Other	$793 Star $120	FARXIGA $111	Surgical Product Portfolio $110	Spine $66	Spinal Implant $36	Other $350

**Types of Payments**
Debt forgiveness	$56,680
Consulting Fee	$6,753
Food and Beverage	$1,884
Travel and Lodging	$1,285

Biography

Dr. Chukwuka Okafor specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Lakeland, FL. Dr. Okafor has obtained a license to practice in Pennsylvania.