Candace C. Chidester, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fairmont, WV
Candace C. Chidester, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairmont, West Virginia, and NPI 1225198724, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 12467, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candace C. Chidester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12467 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1840 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554
- Phone
- (304) 366-6907
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 366-6216
- Medicaid ID
- 0050726000 WV
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candace C. Chidester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 12467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl11 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.
Candace C. Chidester among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
Candace C. Chidester, MD is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairmont
They are 15 of the 1,582 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairmont, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Candace C. Chidester, MD's NPI number?
Candace C. Chidester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225198724, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candace C. Chidester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1840 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV, 26554. Phone: (304) 366-6907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candace C. Chidester, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 12467, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Candace C. Chidester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candace C. Chidester, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.