Okwudili Okpaleke, MD

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Okwudili Okpaleke, MD
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  • Affiliations
    • BayCare Physician Partners ACO
    • BayCare Physician Partners
    • BayCare Medical Group
  • Board Certifications
    • AB Family Medicine - Family Medicine
  • Gender
    • Male
  • Insurances Accepted
    We Accept the Following Insurances
  • Patient Reviews

    All reviews have been submitted by patients after seeing this provider. To learn more click here.

    4.9/5 Overall Rating
    Provider Explained Things Clearly 5/5
    Provider Listened Carefully 5/5
    Provider Was Easy To Understand 5/5
    Provider Knew Medical History 4.9/5
    Provider Showed Respect 5/5
    Provider Spent Enough Time 5/5
    Rate Your Provider 0-10 4.9/5
    321 Reviews, 94 Comments
    4.9/5
    2/21/2024 | BayCare Verified Patient
    The best
    4.9/5
    2/16/2024 | BayCare Verified Patient
    As a result of my radiation treatments I have a wide variety of medical issues and Im somewhat of a hypochondriac because of issues surrounding my cancer diagnosis and care. Dr. Okpaleke has done a wonderful job of treating my real illnesses while (gently) dispelling (most) of my irrational fears. Thats no easy task.
    4.9/5
    2/16/2024 | BayCare Verified Patient
    Would Not See Anyone Else
    4.9/5
    12/17/2023 | BayCare Verified Patient
    Love Dr O. I have referred him to other people. He takes his time with you and listens to your concerns. Great doctor.
    4.9/5
    12/10/2023 | BayCare Verified Patient
    PERFECT!!!!!!
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  • Doctor Bio
    • Dr. Okpaleke graduated with honors from both undergraduate school at the University of South Florida and Ross University for medical school. In his younger years, he graduated high school as a pharmacy technician, so being a pharmacist was the logical direction. This was until he learned how being a primary care provider could allow him to influence people on a personal level, use his humor, affect people’s medical care from children to the elderly, and make an impact on a large scale that he decided being a family physician. It also helped that he volunteered heavily at free health fairs that influenced him into primary care and also to create his own nonprofit organization to help others with free health fairs and other services, like a free talk at a local domestic violence shelter. Dr. Okpaleke outside of medicine has had some interesting side hobbies. As a poet, he has written 100’s of poems which led him to write music and play/create music like the guitar with his sister/friends/alone. His humor also led him into creating videos/writing skits and even competing in a film festival. His humor is mixed into his medical practice to create a comfortable environment for his patients which is probably why he won the Patch Adams Award from his medical school years ago. His love of teaching is what drives him to also create an environment less stressful for his coworkers. Currently, Dr. Okpaleke is part of the CME committee assisting in the teaching curriculum for the hospital. He is also working on a research project to increase efficiency and communication of physicians with the EMR and patients.
  • Languages
    • English
  • Residency
    • University of South Florida/Morton Plant Mease Family Residency Program
  • Specialties
    • Family Medicine
  • Education
    • Ross University School Of Medicine

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Big Bend Primary Care

10141 Big Bend Rd Ste 101
Riverview, FL 33578