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Dr. Netsanet D. Chalchisa, MD

Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine Physician)

800 W 5th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
18
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
231

Licensed in Washington since 2017, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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

  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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

  • Internal Medicine Physician primary
    WA license MD60751352 (first issued 2017; active)
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
231
Services billed
580
Patients’ average age
76
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes299117
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes12437
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes7977
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes6161

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Metoprolol Succinate
Other prescribers in Spokane, WA
12

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $125 in total to this clinician.

By type
Food and Beverage$125

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

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Other Internal Medicine clinicians in Spokane

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 21, 2022), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1861812901. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.