Dr. William A Chafin

Overview

Dr. William A Chafin III, MD, is a Rheumatology specialist in Gainesville, Georgia. He attended and graduated from Medical College Of Georgia in 2004, having over 20 years of diverse experience, especially in Rheumatology. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Athens Regional Medical Center, St Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, St Mary's Hospital. Dr. William A Chafin also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Articularis Healthcare Group Inc. Dr. William A Chafin accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (770) 531-3711 to request Dr. William A Chafin the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. William A Chafin

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Rheumatology click for detail Rheumatology An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.	67542	Georgia

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Athens Regional Medical Center	Athens, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
St Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital	Greensboro, Georgia	Critical Access Hospitals	Proprietary
St Mary's Hospital	Athens, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Articularis Healthcare Group Inc	Articularis Healthcare Group Inc	26

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Monday, October 23, 2017. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. William A Chafin [NPI: 1225122716]Rheumatology