Carolina Altagracia Chiou, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

MD19988 Issued in RI

Practice address

1 Hoppin St Coro West
Ste 202
Providence, RI 02903-4141

Phone

(401) 444-6551

NPI assigned

May 17, 2018

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA, RI2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Harvard Medical School, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lifespan Physician Group IncGroup PAC ID 2567455082, 1,151 clinicians

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, IncGroup PAC ID 4486540275, 430 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Rhode Island Hospital Hospital, Providence, RI, CCN 410007
• The Miriam Hospital Hospital, Providence, RI, CCN 410012

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cchiou211980@brownhealth.medalliesdirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: chiou.carolina.meei@direct.partners.masshiway.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • General Practice Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1407116643
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1932574332
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group of Massachusetts Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Taunton, MA
  • NPI 1235957713
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Lifespan Corporation

  • Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1790221232
  NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1568325678
  NPD
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1639101751
  NPD
• Lifespan Physician Group, Inc.

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1548506793
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Ambulance
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1053552299

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1154663383

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1588659528
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1972768174
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Miriam Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1487649430
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1779062400000",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "15 LA SALLE SQ",
            "city": "PROVIDENCE",
            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "029031814",
            "telephone_number": "401-444-6779"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "1 HOPPIN ST CORO WEST",
            "address_2": "STE 202",
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            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "029034141",
            "telephone_number": "401-444-6551"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "738 Washington St",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Attleboro",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "027036948",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "508-761-6025",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHIOU",
        "first_name": "CAROLINA",
        "middle_name": "ALTAGRACIA",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-05-17",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-18",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-18",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "license": "291901",
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        },
        {
            "code": "207WX0200X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery",
            "state": "RI",
            "license": "MD19988",
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        },
        {
            "code": "207W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Children'S Friend and Service
• Children'S Healthcare, Inc
• Alicia Elizabeth Childress
• Rickie Kwong Chin Jr., OD
• Doreen Chinpratt, RD
• Alexis Georgia Chirban
• Michelle Chirby, CD(DONA)
• Jeannette A Chirico-Post, MD
• Alexander M Chirkov, M.D.
• Sarah Jane Chirnside

• Ophthalmology Physician in Providence, RI
• Providers in Providence, RI by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Rhode Island

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 18, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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