Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1508327669, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license (Arkansas E-13681, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-13681 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 612 S 12TH St, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 785-2431
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2022
- Fax
- (479) 785-0732
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220617001168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-13681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
655 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Meloxicam38 claims
- Potassium Chloride37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Metformin Hcl21 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: $105.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 103 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD's NPI number?
Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508327669, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 612 S 12TH St, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 785-2431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-13681, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaethe Karin Goodwin Chigumira, MD had 655 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.