NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darren Ronald Chihos, MD

Hospitalist Physician · St Cloud, MN

Darren Ronald Chihos, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in St Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1427011857, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 48257, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427011857
Name
Darren Ronald Chihos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
48257 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 Sixth Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
Phone
(320) 251-2700
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
455424800 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060717000123); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1200 Sixth Ave N

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

  1. Olayiwola Adetunji, MBBSHospitalist Physician1578552477
  2. Oluyemi Ajayi, MBBSHospitalist Physician1972701217
  3. Chadd Allen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699071803
  4. Sarah Babst, APRN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154799781
  5. David Benditt, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1073559134
  6. Courtney Brever, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093120131

Verify Darren Ronald Chihos in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN

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

29 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in St Cloud

They are 29 of the 474 NPPES records with a practice address in St Cloud, and 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.

Other hospitalist physician records in Minnesota

  1. Peter Aas, MDDuluth, MN1063455848
  2. Maichel Abou El Makarim Gharabawy, M.DMinneapolis, MN1871735936
  3. Paula Abramovith Feijo, MDRed Wing, MN1386653384
  4. Akata Abung, MDBemidji, MN1750113205
  5. Letitia Acquah, MDRochester, MN1003851247
  6. Bariituu Adam, MDMinneapolis, MN1316393622
  7. Olayiwola Adetunji, MBBSSt Cloud, MN1578552477
  8. Abdisalan Afrah, M.DMaplewood, MN1952501736
  9. Ese Aghenta, M.B.B.S.Robbinsdale, MN1972921567
  10. Malik Ahmad, M.D.Saint Cloud, MN1174181614

Common questions

What is Darren Ronald Chihos, MD's NPI number?

Darren Ronald Chihos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427011857, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darren Ronald Chihos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Sixth Ave N, St Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 251-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darren Ronald Chihos, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 48257, 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.

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.

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