Dr. Benjamin L. Chidester, M.D.
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
800 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507
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- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 335
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Medical school: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
VA license 0116023723
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA
- Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA
- Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA
Medical groups
- Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (175 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 335
- Services billed
- 531
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 296 | 283 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 288 | 274 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 97 | 97 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 95 | 95 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 18 | 18 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron) Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 40 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 28 |
| Naproxen Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 24 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 21 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 19 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 13 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 12 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Norfolk, VA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.