What is Darren Chester's specialty?

Darren Chester (NPI 1316974959) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Sioux Falls, SD.

Where does Darren Chester practice?

Darren Chester practices in Sioux Falls, SD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316974959.

How much does Medicare pay Darren Chester?

Darren Chester (NPI 1316974959) received approximately $62K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 39 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316974959

Darren ChesterM.D.

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Family PracticeSioux Falls, SDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

128

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

201

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$38K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 363 Family Practice providers in SD — below median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Darren Chester's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC	21	73
Richard Briggs Family Practice · Brandon, SD	13	62
David Ward Chiropractic · Brandon, SD	13	74

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
AVERA MCKENNAN	233	2,346
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER	24	100
HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC	21	61
Leonard Gutnik Internal Medicine · Sioux Falls, SD	13	28
Richard Briggs Family Practice · Brandon, SD	12	46
David Ward Chiropractic · Brandon, SD	11	89
Sanford Medical Center Clinical Laboratory · Sioux Falls, SD	11	46

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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