Caren Chinich, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Florence, SC
Caren Chinich, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1508223322, issued on Jan 25, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 19965, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caren Chinich
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 19965 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 29506
- Phone
- (843) 777-2000
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160509002043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caren Chinich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 19965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
269 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone49 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl40 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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 one group practice
- Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caren Chinich among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Caren Chinich, APRN is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
169 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Florence
They are 169 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Caren Chinich, APRN's NPI number?
Caren Chinich, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508223322, issued on Jan 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caren Chinich, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 777-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caren Chinich, APRN's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19965, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caren Chinich, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caren Chinich, APRN had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.