Andrew Chidester, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Linville, NC
Andrew Chidester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Linville, North Carolina, and NPI 1487943718, issued on Apr 7, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 183301, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Chidester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 183301 NC
MT193300 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 434 Hospital Dr, Linville, NC 28646
- Phone
- (828) 737-7000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120801000892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 434 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heidi AldridgeEmergency Medicine Physician1104869288
- Susan Schleith, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1760017826
Verify Andrew Chidester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 183301Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate14 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCAsheville, NC
- Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Linville
They are 3 of the 32 NPPES records with a practice address in Linville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Linville → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Linville →
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- Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
- Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
- Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
- Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
- David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
- Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
- Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307
Common questions
What is Andrew Chidester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew Chidester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487943718, issued on Apr 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Chidester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 434 Hospital Dr, Linville, NC, 28646. Phone: (828) 737-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Chidester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 183301, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Chidester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Chidester, M.D. had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.