Donald L. Chaffin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Inez, KY
Donald L. Chaffin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Inez, Kentucky, and NPI 1902849912, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 22840, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald L. Chaffin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22840 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3165 Blacklog RD, Inez, KY 41224
- Phone
- (606) 298-7772
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 298-7564
- Medicaid ID
- 64228406 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050323000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3165 Blacklog RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Donald L. Chaffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 22840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
19,216 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 918 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril895 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium719 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium656 claims
- Gabapentin619 claims
- Omeprazole595 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen400 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: $245.94
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Martin County Rural Health Clinic PLLCInez, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald L. Chaffin among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Donald L. Chaffin, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Inez
They are 2 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Inez, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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- Spencer Harris, DOLouisa, KY 412301376704528
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Common questions
What is Donald L. Chaffin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald L. Chaffin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902849912, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald L. Chaffin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3165 Blacklog RD, Inez, KY, 41224. Phone: (606) 298-7772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald L. Chaffin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 22840, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald L. Chaffin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald L. Chaffin, M.D. had 19,216 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.