NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Burlington, NC

Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Burlington, North Carolina, and NPI 1457589939, issued on Jun 23, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00526, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1457589939
Name
Chester Kossman Yarbrough
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
2017-00526 NC
2009014359 MO
9697221-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1248 Huffman Mill RD Ste 101, Burlington, NC 27215
Phone
(336) 890-3390
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2009
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2024
Fax
(336) 890-3391
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171003004474); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2009
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 1248 Huffman Mill RD Ste 101

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

  1. Lindsay Bartram, D.O.Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1881953404
  2. Brooke Frisbie, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356998108
  3. Danielle KochSurgical Physician Assistant1114434255
  4. Stacy Luna, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851340038
  5. Savannah RichardsonPhysician Assistant1104780576
  6. Melody Shambley, C.N.M.Advanced Practice Midwife1427095256

Verify Chester Kossman Yarbrough in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

248 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chester Yarbrough248
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib46 claims
  2. Methocarbamol45 claims
  3. Gabapentin39 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl13 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone11 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: $1,284.25

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chester Yarbrough$1,284
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Moses Cone Physician Services, IncBurlington, NC

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

Chester Kossman Yarbrough among 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina

Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD is one of 226 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in North 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 2009, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 161 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207T00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brandon Smith, MDBurlington, NC 272151225479520
  2. Teddy Kim, M.D.High Point, NC 272621013351808
  3. Randall McCafferty, M.D.High Point, NC 272621679672406
  4. Victoria Neave, MDHigh Point, NC 272621225078025
  5. Atilio Palma, MDHigh Point, NC 272621598183279
  6. Rebecca Burke, M.D., PH.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571396155057
  7. Daniel Couture, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571124210950
  8. Phillip Dagostino, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571215222302

Common questions

What is Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD's NPI number?

Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457589939, issued on Jun 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1248 Huffman Mill RD Ste 101, Burlington, NC, 27215. Phone: (336) 890-3390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00526, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chester Kossman Yarbrough, MD had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.