NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David M. Chess, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Stratford, CT

David M. Chess, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Stratford, Connecticut, and NPI 1376521773, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 025310, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376521773
Name
David M. Chess
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
025310 CT
Q9978 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
99 Hawley LN Ste 1102, Stratford, CT 06614
Phone
(203) 666-8145
Enumerated
Jan 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2024
Fax
(203) 456-9793
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200914001801); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 99 Hawley LN Ste 1102

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

  1. Briana Brownhill, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1578836748
  2. Jennifer Ganoe, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1306767710
  3. Elena KrivulinFamily Nurse Practitioner1396436150
  4. Bobby Malik, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396804712
  5. Joy OfiliFamily Nurse Practitioner1205346913

Verify David M. Chess in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining 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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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,229 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. David Chess3,229
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis195 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium171 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate110 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride104 claims
  6. Finasteride82 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Chess Medical PCLos Angeles, CA
  2. Chess Medicine PLLCSaint Louis, MO
  3. Tapestry Telehealth PLLCFrostburg, MD
  4. Topaz Bay Senior Health PCOrlando, FL

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

David M. Chess among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut

David M. Chess, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Stratford

They are 14 of the 645 NPPES records with a practice address in Stratford, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Bruce-Tagoe, MDStratford, CT 066141417122946
  2. Lucia Chou, M.D.Stratford, CT 066141114986130
  3. Veronica Fernandes, MDStratford, CT 066141376706333
  4. Leonid Karkanitsa, MDStratford, CT 066141669435087
  5. John Kirkland, M.D.Stratford, CT 066141144289513
  6. Bobby Malik, MDStratford, CT 066141396804712
  7. Barry Melton, MDStratford, CT 066141255380267
  8. Diana Morocz, MDStratford, CT 066141184673188

Common questions

What is David M. Chess, M.D.'s NPI number?

David M. Chess, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376521773, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David M. Chess, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 99 Hawley LN Ste 1102, Stratford, CT, 06614. Phone: (203) 666-8145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David M. Chess, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 025310, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David M. Chess, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David M. Chess, M.D. had 3,229 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David M. Chess, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.