What is Howard Chen's specialty?

Howard Chen (NPI 1295745610) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Goodyear, AZ.

Where does Howard Chen practice?

Howard Chen practices in Goodyear, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295745610.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Chen?

Howard Chen (NPI 1295745610) received approximately $93K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 491 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295745610

Howard ChenMD

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OphthalmologyGoodyear, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

853

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

983

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$88K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 293 Ophthalmology providers in AZ — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

847

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$30K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost314 claims

Prednisolone Acetate166 claims

Polymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim130 claims

Timolol Maleate72 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$484

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$484

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$484

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Chen'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). 2 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST PHOENIX INC	15	19
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER	14	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	53	89
Metro Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Peoria, AZ	35	189
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	34	66
Rebecca Dalmeida Anesthesiology · Phoenix, AZ	29	129
Deepanshu Garg Internal Medicine · Goodyear, AZ	16	29
HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST PHOENIX INC	11	12

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.

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