NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Greenville, NC

Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1306844436, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 27140, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306844436
Name
Walter Randolph Chitwood
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
27140 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
115 Heart Dr Dept OF, Greenville, NC 27834
Phone
(252) 744-4400
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(252) 744-3987
Medicaid ID
8922370 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 115 Heart Dr Dept OF

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

  1. Brian Cabarrus, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1598807265
  2. Jon Moran, MDSurgery Physician1558355651
  3. Allen Oseroff, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1790781847
  4. John Rose, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1083602767

Verify Walter Randolph Chitwood in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical 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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Industry payments in 2024: $634.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Steris Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Chitwood$634.00
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina

  1. Hamdi Abu Ali, M.D.Charlotte, NC1760718746
  2. Alec Akbarov, M.D.Gastonia, NC1427099787
  3. John Alexander, MDFayetteville, NC1922019777
  4. Leon Alexander, M.D.Charlotte, NC1316047582
  5. Carlos Anciano Granadillo, M.D.Greenville, NC1154563906
  6. Curtis Anderson, MDRaleigh, NC1801870357
  7. David Andrews, MDCharlotte, NC1487637187
  8. Alvan Atkinson, MDRaleigh, NC1891705240
  9. Stafford BaldersonDurham, NC1801966635
  10. Yaron Barac, M.D, PH.DWinston Salem, NC1356894810

Common questions

What is Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD's NPI number?

Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306844436, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Heart Dr Dept OF, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 744-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 27140, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. 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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