Chester Theo Royals, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Douglas, GA
Chester Theo Royals, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Douglas, Georgia, and NPI 1194974816, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chester Theo Royals
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- Practice location
- 100 Doctors Dr Ste C, Douglas, GA 31533
- Phone
- (912) 384-5832
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 383-8279
- Medicaid ID
- 003150454A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141119001943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Doctors Dr Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Charles Bagwell, MDSurgery Physician1366417479
- Timothy Humphries, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1689625162
- Romulo Navarro, MDSurgery Physician1336132646
Verify Chester Theo Royals in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen157 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl22 claims
- Alprazolam12 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: $488.43
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Crh Physician Practices, LLCDouglas, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chester Theo Royals among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Chester Theo Royals, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Douglas → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bagwell, MDDouglas, GA 315331366417479
- Romulo Navarro, MDDouglas, GA 315331336132646
- Jeffery Butler, M.D.Hazlehurst, GA 315391104036359
- Tom Willis, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315241851428056
- Quynhanh Pham, MDJesup, GA 315451235167099
- Reginald Williams, MDJesup, GA 315451174692891
- Vincent Arlauskas, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201841357563
- Stephen Barrett, M.D.Brunswick, GA 315201609933308
Common questions
What is Chester Theo Royals, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chester Theo Royals, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194974816, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chester Theo Royals, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Doctors Dr Ste C, Douglas, GA, 31533. Phone: (912) 384-5832. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chester Theo Royals, M.D.'s license?
Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chester Theo Royals, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chester Theo Royals, M.D. had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.