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Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)
University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences (1995)
2800 Godwin Boulevard
Suffolk, VA 23434

Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD is an internist in Suffolk, VA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). He graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD is affiliated with Sentara Health.

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Office Locations

2800 Godwin Boulevard
Suffolk, VA 23434
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 707
inpatient care 646
outpatient care 61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 900
inpatient care 763
outpatient care 137

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 247
Female 302
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 523
Black 15
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 130
From 75 to 84 145
85 and over 133
Less than 65 141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 45
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 42
Diabetes 44
Dementia 19
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1092
inpatient care 966
outpatient care 126

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 252
Female 306
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 523
Black 22
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 156
85 and over 135
Less than 65 135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 17
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 46
Dementia 26
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 892
inpatient care 807
outpatient care 85

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 348
Female 438
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 666
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 208
From 75 to 84 242
85 and over 172
Less than 65 164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 26
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 49
Dementia 27
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1169
inpatient care 1055
outpatient care 94

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 265
Female 318
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 385
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 179
From 75 to 84 174
85 and over 115
Less than 65 115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 40
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 26
Heart Failure 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 38
Diabetes 53
Dementia 28
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1076
inpatient care 931
outpatient care 124

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 281
Female 345
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 433
Black 181
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 180
From 75 to 84 205
85 and over 141
Less than 65 100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 53
Dementia 31
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 981
inpatient care 903
outpatient care 78

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 218
Female 255
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 309
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 167
From 75 to 84 136
85 and over 82
Less than 65 88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 52
Dementia 29
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 843
inpatient care 789
outpatient care 54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 148
Female 158
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 173
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 99
From 75 to 84 89
85 and over 62
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40
Diabetes 51
Dementia 33
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 948
inpatient care 907
outpatient care 41

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 171
Female 191
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 212
Black 139
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 116
From 75 to 84 130
85 and over 61
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 57
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 74
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 54
Dementia 44
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 1009
inpatient care 1009

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 176
Female 196
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 229
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 127
From 75 to 84 130
85 and over 64
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 36
Diabetes 50
Dementia 37
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 817
inpatient care 785
outpatient care 32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 163
Female 144
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 209
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 89
From 75 to 84 107
85 and over 69
Less than 65 42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 23
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 38
Heart Failure 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37
Diabetes 48
Dementia 30
Cancer 22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 740
inpatient care 740

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 134
Female 180
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 217
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 93
From 75 to 84 109
85 and over 77
Less than 65 35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 38
Heart Failure 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 32
Diabetes 49
Dementia 24
Cancer 24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated as an internist in Suffolk, VA were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care 931
inpatient care 858
outpatient care 83

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD.

Gender
Male 200
Female 236
Ethnicity
Black / African American 29
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 323
Hispanic 0
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 135
85 and over 92
Less than 65 81
65 to 74 126

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 16
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 45
Atrial Fibrillation 25
Cancer 16
Dementia 27

Education & Training

Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences in 1995. He completed residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences (1995)

Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center (2006)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (2026)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter Okechukwu Nwafor, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sentara Health

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $48 XARELTO
$29 		INVOKANA
$19
Actavis Pharma Inc $16 DALVANCE
$16
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $14 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT
$14
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $78

Biography

Dr. Peter Nwafor is a medical specialist in hospital medicine (hospitalist). He graduated from the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences and then he performed his residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is professionally affiliated with Sentara Medical Group. Dr. Nwafor's practice in Suffolk, VA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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