Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Warwick, RI
Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Warwick, Rhode Island, and NPI 1104812049, issued on Sep 26, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island MD09498, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Nicholas Chihlas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD09498 RI
261934 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Crossings Blvd Ste 310, Warwick, RI 02886
- Phone
- (401) 777-7000
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100316000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Crossings Blvd Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Nicholas Chihlas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD09498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
128 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam49 claims
- Celecoxib18 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: $1,964.59
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kairos Surgical 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.
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
- Orthopedics Rhode Island IncWakefield, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Nicholas Chihlas among 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island
Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD is one of 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2013 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
There are 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island.
All 138 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Warwick → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Alford, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861588663587
- Scott Allen, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861598736720
- Nicholas Brady, MD, MBAWarwick, RI 028861073133708
- William Brennan, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861114926185
- David Cicerchia, MDWarwick, RI 028861386699064
- Jonathan Gastel, MDWarwick, RI 028861922042514
- Danny Humbyrd, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861750345492
- Norman Kornwitz, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861124027297
Common questions
What is Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104812049, issued on Sep 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Crossings Blvd Ste 310, Warwick, RI, 02886. Phone: (401) 777-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD09498, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.