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Dr. Charles P. Chalekson, MD
NPI1770668642PAC ID3274540737
- Medicare services, 2024
- 36
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 31
- Part D claims, 2024
- 71
- Publications
- 5
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1310 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA 93465
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 434-3550
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Templeton Surgery Center
Templeton, California
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Dr. Charles P. Chalekson is a plastic surgeon in Templeton, California
Dr. Chalekson practices at Templeton Surgery Center in Templeton, California.
Dr. Chalekson's NPI, 1770668642, was assigned on October 26, 2006. Dr. Chalekson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996. Dr. Chalekson's California license number on file is A77782.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1770668642NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3274540737
- NPI enumeration date
- October 26, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 434-3550
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson practices at Templeton Surgery Center in Templeton, California
Dr. Chalekson's primary practice is Templeton Surgery Center, at 1310 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA 93465 in San Luis Obispo County. The practice phone is (805) 434-3550.
- Templeton Surgery Center1310 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA 93465 · San Luis Obispo CountyPhone(805) 434-3550
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Chalekson's primary practice is Templeton Surgery Center in Templeton, California. Dr. Chalekson is also affiliated with Adventist Health Twin Cities. The medical group on file is Charles Chalekson Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chalekson to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Templeton Surgery CenterPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chalekson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Templeton Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Charles P. Chalekson is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California
Plastic surgery is Dr. Chalekson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Chalekson is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Chalekson's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Nevada.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Nevada license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and breast surgery among the conditions Dr. Chalekson treats.
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Chalekson
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson billed Medicare for 36 services in 2024
CMS data shows 36 Medicare services from Dr. Chalekson across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 31 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,065 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202436
Medicare patients31
Paid by Medicare$3,065
Procedure codes2
Dr. Chalekson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 392024: 368%
Dr. Chalekson compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Chalekson
- California median
- Medicare services
- 36vs 5838% below
- Medicare patients
- 31vs 5947% below
- Part D claims
- 62vs 262.4 times
Medians across 622 plastic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chalekson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson treated 31 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chalekson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 20 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 65% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chalekson's median patient age at 50, with 95% women.
Medicare patients, 202431
Average age69
Average risk score0.80
Dr. Chalekson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chalekson's Medicare patients, 2024
- Cancer75%
- High blood pressure65%
- High cholesterol55%
- Arthritis42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chalekson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women95%
- Men5%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chalekson wrote 71 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $474 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 80 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 202471
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$474
Part D patients29
Dr. Chalekson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic70 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Chalekson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chalekson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids32%23 of 71 claims
- Antibiotics32%23 of 71 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 802024: 6223%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson ranks in the 92nd percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Chalekson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 41 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Chalekson, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Chalekson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 92nd percentile41 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Charles P. Chalekson has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Chalekson.
Papers5
Recent publications by Dr. Chalekson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson received $14,120 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 59 general payments to Dr. Chalekson from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Gifts make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $8,281.
General payments to Dr. Chalekson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chalekson by kind, 2016 to 2025
$14.1Kin total
- Gifts$8,24558%
- Food and beverage$2,87420%
- Consulting fees$1,92814%
- Travel and lodging$1,0738%
Companies that paid Dr. Chalekson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chalekson.
Awards and honors for Dr. Chalekson
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Chalekson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996. Dr. Chalekson is a member of ACS and ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers
Dr. Chalekson is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Humana. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- CMS Medicare
- Humana
Plan types Dr. Chalekson accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO2
- EPO1
- Medicare1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's NPI number?
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's NPI number is 1770668642. It was assigned on October 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson?
Dr. Charles P. Chalekson is a plastic surgeon in Templeton, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson practice?
Dr. Chalekson practices at 1310 Las Tablas Rd, Templeton, CA 93465. Dr. Chalekson's primary practice is Templeton Surgery Center in Templeton, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chalekson to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chalekson is (805) 434-3550.
What is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson's medical license number?
Dr. Chalekson's California license number on file is A77782, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Charles P. Chalekson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chalekson in California (2002 to 2025) and Nevada (2001).
Which hospitals is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson affiliated with?
Dr. Chalekson is affiliated with Adventist Health Twin Cities. Dmand AI links Dr. Chalekson to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson part of?
Dr. Chalekson is linked to Charles Chalekson Plastic Surgery.
Does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chalekson billed Medicare for 36 services in 2024, and Dr. Chalekson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson see?
CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chalekson in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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Is Dr. Charles P. Chalekson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chalekson is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chalekson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Charles P. Chalekson go to medical school?
Dr. Chalekson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chalekson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Scopolamine and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Charles P. Chalekson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $14,120 in general payments to Dr. Chalekson from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Charles P. Chalekson been practicing?
Dr. Chalekson graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Chalekson.
What insurance does Dr. Charles P. Chalekson accept?
Dr. Chalekson is in network with 3 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Humana. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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