Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1407145774, issued on Apr 7, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 070540, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Warren Chesson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 070540 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 531 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322
- Phone
- (404) 778-5975
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140620002141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Warren Chesson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 070540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emory Specialty Associates, LLCAtlanta, GA
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Warren Chesson among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
465 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 465 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407145774, issued on Apr 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (404) 778-5975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 070540, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D. had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas Warren Chesson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.