Alexander Chessman, MD
Primary Care, Family Medicine
4.8 out of 5 –
133 ratingsDr. Alexander Chessman grew up in a college town in the middle of Ohio, spent about 10 years in and around Boston, and returned to Ohio for medical school. He moved to Charleston to complete his training in family medicine at MUSC in 1985, and he's stayed there since then. He is married with two grown children. He enjoys helping patients strive for wellness and prevent illness. Sometimes, problems just happen, and catching these problems early is important. Managing chronic illnesses can be complicated and confusing; he will try to give patients choices that make sense and fit into their needs and wishes.
Clinical Areas of Interest
Acute care and sick visits
Chronic disease management
Wellness and prevention
Provider Information
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Cleveland - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Fellowship, 1984
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Internship, 1986
Charleston - Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Residency, 1988
Chapel Hill - University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Fellowship, 1989
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical School, 1985
Insurance Coverage
Insurance plans vary by individual. Please contact your insurance provider to check your coverage.
- Absolute Total Care (NEIC)
- Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
- Aetna (Managed Choice)
- Aetna (Open Choice)
- Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)
- Aetna Medicare
- AllWell by Absolute Total Care
- Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)
- BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Blue Option (Marketplace)
- Blue Choice Medicaid
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
- Cigna
- Cigna Medicare
- Clover Health
- Coventry
- Employers Health Network (EHN)
- First Choice Next
- First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
- First Health
- Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
- Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
- Medcost
- Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Tricare
- United HealthCare
- Veterans' Affairs Community Care Network (CCN)
- WellCare
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650 Ellis Oak AvenueCharleston, SC 29412
