Chester B. Whitley, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Chester B. Whitley, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1588735005, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 26620, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chester B. Whitley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 26620 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Phone
- (612) 626-6777
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 0055369 MT
0963116 IA
711378100 MN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100824001270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chester B. Whitley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 26620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
258 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fabrazyme58 claims
- Galafold39 claims
- Sapropterin Dihydrochloride31 claims
- Nexviazyme23 claims
- Procysbi16 claims
- Palynziq14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chester B. Whitley among 1,288 pediatrics physician records in Minnesota
Chester B. Whitley, MD is one of 1,288 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 20% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 20% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2011 among the 204 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
268 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
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Common questions
What is Chester B. Whitley, MD's NPI number?
Chester B. Whitley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588735005, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chester B. Whitley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Minnesota Physicians, Minneapolis, MN, 55455. Phone: (612) 626-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chester B. Whitley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 26620, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chester B. Whitley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chester B. Whitley, MD had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chester B. Whitley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.