Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 539
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 129
- Part D claims, 2024
- 128
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $101,062
- Practice address
- 285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908
- Practice phone
- Call (401) 459-4001
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc
Providence, Rhode Island
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Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas is an orthopedic surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Chihlas practices at Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc in Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. Chihlas' NPI, 1104812049, was assigned on September 26, 2005. Dr. Chihlas graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Chihlas holds Massachusetts license 261934.
- NPI
- 1104812049NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4385779347
- NPI enumeration date
- September 26, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (401) 459-4001
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas practices at Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc in Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Chihlas' primary practice is Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc, at 285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908 in Providence County. The practice phone is (401) 459-4001.
- Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908 · Providence CountyPhone(401) 459-4001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chihlas' primary practice is Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Chihlas is also affiliated with The Miriam Hospital. The medical group on file is Southcoast Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chihlas to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
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. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chihlas practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas is one of 101 orthopedic surgeons in Rhode Island
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Chihlas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Chihlas' licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
- Rhode Island license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Chihlas
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas billed Medicare for 539 services in 2024
CMS data shows 539 Medicare services from Dr. Chihlas across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,178 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Chihlas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2772024: 2693%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1512024: 1445%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1802024: 9647%
- Surgery
- 2023: 362024: 3017%
Dr. Chihlas compared with the Rhode Island median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Chihlas
- Rhode Island median
- Medicare services
- 539vs 97745% below
- Medicare patients
- 129vs 24748% below
- Part D claims
- 67vs 8016% below
Medians across 99 orthopedic surgeons in Rhode Island with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chihlas' 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. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas treated 129 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chihlas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 58 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chihlas' median patient age at 55, with 55% women.
Dr. Chihlas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Chihlas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8062%
- Men4938%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chihlas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis64%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders29%
- Diabetes26%
- Depression25%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chihlas' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 55
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas wrote 128 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chihlas wrote 128 Medicare Part D claims for 67 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 67 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $516 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Chihlas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic124 claims97%
- Brand-name and other4 claims3%
Dr. Chihlas' 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. Chihlas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%15 of 128 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: 962024: 6730%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 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. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Chihlas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chihlas as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas received $101,062 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 286 general payments to Dr. Chihlas from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $87,072.
General payments to Dr. Chihlas by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chihlas by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$71,42571%
- Travel and lodging$15,94316%
- Consulting fees$6,6507%
- Food and beverage$6,0836%
- Education$9611%
Companies that paid Dr. Chihlas 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. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Dr. Chihlas graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas' NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas' NPI number is 1104812049. It was assigned on September 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas?
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas is an orthopedic surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas practice?
Dr. Chihlas practices at 285 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908. Dr. Chihlas' primary practice is Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc in Providence, Rhode Island. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chihlas to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chihlas is (401) 459-4001.
What is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas' medical license number?
Dr. Chihlas holds Massachusetts license 261934, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chihlas in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas affiliated with?
Dr. Chihlas is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Chihlas to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas part of?
Dr. Chihlas is linked to Southcoast Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Chihlas to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chihlas billed Medicare for 539 services in 2024, and Dr. Chihlas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chihlas as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas see?
CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chihlas in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chihlas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas go to medical school?
Dr. Chihlas graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chihlas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Celecoxib.
Has Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $101,062 in general payments to Dr. Chihlas from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.
How long has Dr. Christopher Nicholas Chihlas been practicing?
Dr. Chihlas graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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