Physician

William Aiken Chafin, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, William Chafin, M.D. (NPI: 1225122716) practices rheumatology in the Athens-Clarke County, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Clarke, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHEASTERN RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE (NPI: 1114795663; TIN: 933460719) and primary practice location at 30677-7306. Chafin is affiliated with the Southeastern Health Partners (ACO ID: A3325), participating under the MSSP model.

Chafin's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 685 traditional Medicare patients, billed 502,594 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,747,956 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 6,446 prescription claims across 868 beneficiaries totaling $9,241,418 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). 2018 DME data shows 22 claims. Open Payments data shows 211 records totaling $4,616. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $1,316,542 to $3,747,956. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,518,319 to $9,241,418. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.9M$3.7M2015 Medicare payment: $1,316,542 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,683,695 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,476,210 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $3,202,455 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,303,475 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $3,720,227 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,684,877 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,518,425 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $3,406,135 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $3,747,956 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201557067,932$1,316,542
201658389,179$1,683,695
2017674186,939$2,476,210
2018684252,308$3,202,455
2019657317,961$3,303,475
2020634342,282$3,720,227
2021643385,786$3,684,877
2022666438,446$3,518,425
2023656444,090$3,406,135
2024685502,594$3,747,956

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$4.6M$9.2M2015 Drug cost: $1,518,319 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,568,171 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,391,862 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,012,706 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,029,594 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,135,660 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $4,019,416 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $5,398,054 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $6,407,652 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $9,241,418 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155885,682$1,518,319
20166506,326$1,568,171
20176766,119$1,391,862
20186665,810$1,012,706
20197055,675$2,029,594
20207375,048$3,135,660
20217444,968$4,019,416
20227705,358$5,398,054
20237825,702$6,407,652
20248686,446$9,241,418

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$702$1.4K2018 Medicare payment: $1,405 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R22$1,405
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more5051,305$89
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals314492$10
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample376821$9
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count315495$8
86140Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation312482$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept35411,036$2,870,900
StrensiqAsfotase Alfa24672$2,088,047
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab1855,350$1,338,872
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept1745,096$1,019,512
EnbrelEtanercept231,092$275,357

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.211$4,616ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for William Aiken Chafin, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for William Aiken Chafin, M.D. (NPI 1225122716), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does William Aiken Chafin, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

William Aiken Chafin, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Southeastern Health Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A3325).

What billing organization is linked to William Aiken Chafin, M.D.?

William Aiken Chafin, M.D. is linked to SOUTHEASTERN RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE (billing NPI 1114795663) in the available physician profile data.

Does William Aiken Chafin, M.D. have Open Payments data?

William Aiken Chafin, M.D. has 211 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.