Celestin Chicos, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Beaufort, SC
Celestin Chicos, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1760989784, issued on Apr 6, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina MMD.86690, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Celestin Chicos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MMD.86690 SC
99163 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 955 Ribaut RD, Beaufort, SC 29902
- Phone
- (843) 522-5200
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211008002218); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Celestin Chicos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MMD.86690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
One hospital affiliation
- Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Celestin Chicos among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Celestin Chicos, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Beaufort
They are 19 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Beaufort, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Celestin Chicos, MD's NPI number?
Celestin Chicos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760989784, issued on Apr 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Celestin Chicos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 955 Ribaut RD, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 522-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Celestin Chicos, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MMD.86690, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Celestin Chicos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Celestin Chicos, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.