Ngozi Okorafor, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English
2515 Business Center Drive,
Pearland,
TX
77584
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2021
Ways to Schedule an Appointment
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Okorafor enjoys traveling, running, and spending time with family.
Fun Facts
The most interesting place Dr. Okorafor has visited is Havana, Cuba. Her guilty pleasure is watching psychological thrillers.
- Family Medicine Resident Award for Advocacy, the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
- Cassie Murphy-Cullen Scholarship, Texas Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
- National Institute of Health/National Medical Association Travel Award, Academic Career Development Fellow
- Family Medicine Leads Scholar, American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Publications and Presentations
- 2020 Okorafor, N.; Khan, R.; Grigoryan, L.; Sidani, M. Assessing and Improving Residents’ Self-Efficacy in Research Critique Through Implementing a Revised Journal Club.
- 2019 M. Aimal Khoaja, MD; Ngozi Okorafor, MD; Jason Salemi, PhD MPH; Susan G. Nash, PhD; Mohammad A. Sidani, MD; Eric Warwick, MD; Roger J. Zoorob, MD; Anjali Aggarwal, MD. The New Blended Classroom Format for the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Providers Course: Assessing Providers’ Reported Self-Efficacy in Emergency Obstetric Procedures.
- 2019 Alexander Herrera, MD; Stephanie Nguyen, DO; Ngozi Okorafor, MD; Elizabeth Yanoff-Calloway, MD. Resident Led Clerkship Shelf Reviews and Encouraging Family Medicine as a Career.
- 2017 Okorafor, N. Evaluation of Global Health & Exploring Ecuador’s Malnutrition.
- 2014 Chang J., Martinez K., Minh N., Monse M., Okorafor N., Barwatt J., Seidel S. To Assess Beliefs, Related to the Adoption of Former Street Children, Among Community Members Around Maya, Kenya.
Research
- 2014 To Assess Beliefs, Related to the Adoption of Former Street Children, Among Community Members Around Maya, Kenya.
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus
Education and Board Certifications
Medical School
- University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas, 2017
Internship/Residency
- Baylor College of Medicine Family and Community Residency Program, Houston, Texas, 2021
Board Certifications
- American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine