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Jose Claudio Chaves, MD

NPI 1740362821ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Sheffield, AL

Hospitalist (MD) with Ecm Health Group LLC, practicing in Sheffield, Alabama. In 2024 Medicare paid $81,326 for 367 patients, and Part D covered 1,359 of their prescriptions, 85% of them generic. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $107.06 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Magnolia Regional Health Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1740362821
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 23, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Hospitalist Primary208M00000X18010AL
Internal Medicine207R00000X18010AL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients367
Services billed1,065 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$81,326

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,359 · 1,599 30-day fills
Patients393
Total drug cost$89,202
Generic share85% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1988
Medicare specialtyHospitalist
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$107.06 · 6 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$68.20 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$107.06 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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