In 2023, Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD performed more greater occipital nerve block, joint aspiration, minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), and spinal decompression surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint injections

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD performed more joint injections, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal procedures

In 2012, Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD performed more sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, injections, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	342
decompression surgery	224
doctor visit	1542
implant surgery	25
injections	1241
minimally invasive procedures	323
nerve block	799
nerve procedures	224
neurostimulator lead placement	99
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	899
spinal procedures	1247

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2013 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	406
decompression surgery	221
doctor visit	1721
implant surgery	16
injections	1384
minimally invasive procedures	279
nerve block	881
nerve procedures	221
neurostimulator lead placement	58
neurostimulator replacement	16
pain management	978
spinal procedures	1273

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	281
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	75
Less than 65	229

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2014 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	357
doctor visit	1496
implant surgery	28
injections	1437
minimally invasive procedures	87
nerve block	949
neurostimulator lead placement	87
neurostimulator replacement	28
pain management	1080
spinal procedures	1195

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	61
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2015 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	422
doctor visit	1719
implant surgery	22
injections	1450
minimally invasive procedures	61
nerve block	948
neurostimulator lead placement	61
neurostimulator replacement	22
pain management	1028
spinal procedures	1111

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	928

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	540
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	118
Less than 65	460

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2016 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	398
doctor visit	1910
injections	1507
minimally invasive procedures	40
nerve block	938
neurostimulator lead placement	40
pain management	1109
spinal procedures	1149

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	59
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2017 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	436
decompression surgery	85
doctor visit	2049
implant surgery	18
injections	619
minimally invasive procedures	139
nerve procedures	85
neurostimulator lead placement	54
neurostimulator replacement	18
pain management	183
spinal procedures	340

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	62
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2018 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	519
decompression surgery	113
doctor visit	2095
implant surgery	22
injections	699
minimally invasive procedures	183
nerve block	28
nerve procedures	113
neurostimulator lead placement	70
neurostimulator replacement	22
pain management	180
spinal procedures	357

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	94
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2019 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	426
decompression surgery	108
doctor visit	1818
implant surgery	12
injections	587
minimally invasive procedures	149
nerve block	45
nerve procedures	108
neurostimulator lead placement	41
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	161
spinal procedures	277

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	60
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2020 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	406
decompression surgery	111
doctor visit	1510
injections	558
minimally invasive procedures	111
nerve block	47
nerve procedures	111
pain management	152
spinal procedures	216

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	70
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2021 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	322
decompression surgery	113
doctor visit	1234
injections	444
minimally invasive procedures	113
nerve block	41
nerve procedures	113
pain management	122
spinal procedures	194

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	66
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC during 2022 were injections, aspiration, spinal procedures and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	305
decompression surgery	93
doctor visit	970
injections	439
minimally invasive procedures	93
nerve block	39
nerve procedures	93
pain management	134
spinal procedures	188

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	57
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Ahoskie, NC were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

aspiration	394
decompression surgery	133
doctor visit	1642
implant surgery	20
injections	942
minimally invasive procedures	143
nerve block	471
nerve procedures	133
neurostimulator lead placement	63
neurostimulator replacement	20
pain management	547
spinal procedures	686

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	490
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	207
85 and over	65
Less than 65	171
65 to 74	274

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 9 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ahoskie, NC.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Chafin is a big asset to this area. I put my faith in what he tells me and he has never misled me. A wonderful doctor!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-24

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Dr. Chafin very informative & accommodating. Dr. Chafin gave me suggestions & options for my future health conditions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-03-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Chapin is one of the finest doctors I've had the privilege of being treated by

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Chafin is an EXCELLENT physician. So glad I was referred to him.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-22

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He was very thorough in his explanation of possible treatment

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-20

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The concern and respect was assuring!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-03

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All was good.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-04-13

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Good

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-04-10

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Good

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$45,046 Xtampza ER $44,791	XTAMPZA $230	XtampzaER $24
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$45,020 mild Device Kit $33,746	mild Kit $11,274
Kaleo, Inc.	$13,797 Evzio $13,797
Boston Scientific Corporation	$8,435 PAIN MANAGEMENT $3,566	Superion Indirect Decompression System $999	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $530	SPECTRA SYSTEM $326	Superion $321	Other $2,693
Vertiflex, Inc.	$2,343 Superion ISS $2,343
Other	$3,696 HA MINUTEMAN G3-R $626	MOVANTIK $285	LYRICA $242	ZOHYDRO ER $227	Morphabond ER $215	Other $2,101

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$69,538
Consulting Fee	$26,397
Food and Beverage	$14,889
Travel and Lodging	$6,811
Honoraria	$500
Other	$203

Research Payments

Dr. Timothy Brent Chafin, MD has received 182 research payments totaling $148,709.

Biography

Dr. Timothy Chafin is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist in Ahoskie, NC. The average patient rating for Dr. Chafin is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Chafin graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina. He welcomes new patients at his office inAhoskie, NC as reported by Doctor.com.

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