NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celso R. Chavez, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lewiston, ID

Celso R. Chavez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lewiston, Idaho, and NPI 1386795565, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Idaho M5480, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386795565
Name
Celso R. Chavez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
M5480 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1522 17TH St, Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone
(208) 743-8416
Enumerated
Jan 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 743-4642
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1522 17TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Geni Evans, NPNurse Practitioner1659695047
  2. Cody Harris, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992081467
  3. Krista Harwick, NP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1801174313
  4. Robin Hight, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417008590
  5. Christopher Iacobelli, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649295866
  6. Christine Norwood, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396896494

Verify Celso R. Chavez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,700 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Celso Chavez1,700
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
  2. Omeprazole91 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium59 claims
  5. Furosemide51 claims
  6. Lisinopril47 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.

Celso R. Chavez among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho

Celso R. Chavez, MD is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lewiston

They are 21 of the 764 NPPES records with a practice address in Lewiston, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Baldeck, D.O.Lewiston, ID 835011669428967
  2. Michael Blue, DOLewiston, ID 835011558309393
  3. Donald Greggain, M.D.Lewiston, ID 835011154328052
  4. Larry Harries, MDLewiston, ID 835011033105994
  5. Frances Hedrick, MDLewiston, ID 835011972694438
  6. Christopher Iacobelli, MDLewiston, ID 835011649295866
  7. Glenn Jefferson, MDLewiston, ID 835011326121286
  8. Gerald Knouf, MDLewiston, ID 835011609989359

Common questions

What is Celso R. Chavez, MD's NPI number?

Celso R. Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386795565, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celso R. Chavez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1522 17TH St, Lewiston, ID, 83501. Phone: (208) 743-8416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celso R. Chavez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number M5480, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Celso R. Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celso R. Chavez, MD had 1,700 Medicare Part D claims for 285 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.