Dr. Walter Chitwood MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1306844436 is registered to Dr. Walter Chitwood MD, a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician practising at 115 Heart Dr Dept Of, East Carolina Heart Institute @ Ecu Dept. Of Cvs in Greenville, North Carolina. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Walter Chitwood MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
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Secondary identifiers
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Other
- 22370NC· Issued by BCBS NC
- 330004174NC· Issued by RAILROAD MEDICARE
Medicaid
- 8922370NC
Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Walter Chitwood MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Walter Chitwood MD directly at (252) 744-4400.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1306844436 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (252) 744-4400.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Walter Chitwood MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.