NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad D. Lavender, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charleston, WV

Chad D. Lavender, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1932360955, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (West Virginia 24375, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia 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
1932360955
Name
Chad D. Lavender
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
24375 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
415 Morris St, Charleston, WV 25301
Phone
(304) 388-7700
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 388-7755
Medicaid ID
1932360955 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141120000788); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 415 Morris St

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

  1. Shadi Abu-Halimah, MDVascular Surgery Physician1144415290
  2. Anosh Akbar, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699566885
  3. Natalie Allen, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1518210046
  4. Constantino Amores, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1174587646
  5. Patrick Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356306369
  6. Frederick Armbrust, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1518921048

Verify Chad D. Lavender in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia 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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chad Lavender139
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone107 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $52,978.88

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chad Lavender$52,979
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Physicians And Surgeons, IncScott Depot, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chad D. Lavender among 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia

Chad D. Lavender, MD is one of 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 126 orthopaedic surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Ede, MDCharleston, WV 253011457372112
  2. Tony Majestro, MDCharleston, WV 253011598786253
  3. Manuel Molina, MDCharleston, WV 253011881615557
  4. Frederic Pollock, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011609844554
  5. Alexander Rosenstein, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011063513554
  6. Aaron Sop, DOCharleston, WV 253011073661096
  7. Shawn Storm, DOCharleston, WV 253011568653475
  8. Paul Bachwitt, MDCharleston, WV 253041083780373

Common questions

What is Chad D. Lavender, MD's NPI number?

Chad D. Lavender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932360955, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad D. Lavender, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 Morris St, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 388-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad D. Lavender, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 24375, 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 Chad D. Lavender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad D. Lavender, MD had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.