What is Christopher Chen's specialty?

Christopher Chen (NPI 1396734505) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Berkeley, CA.

Where does Christopher Chen practice?

Christopher Chen practices in Berkeley, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396734505.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Chen?

Christopher Chen (NPI 1396734505) received approximately $220K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 643 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396734505

Christopher ChenMD

Orthopedic SurgeryBerkeley, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,157

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,486

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$210K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

564

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$9K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam218 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen154 claims

Amoxicillin87 claims

Apixaban23 claims

Celecoxib21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.1

Quality

68.4

Cost

92.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$7K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$7K

Food and Beverage$25

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$7K

Food and Beverage$25

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher 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). 21 inbound referrers · 42 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	466	2,141
MOSCOW, NORMAN	67	194
Kathryn Klima Diagnostic Radiology · Oakland, CA	37	85
RICH, PHILIP	31	67
CHAN, JOSEPH	28	72
Jerold Kaplan Orthopedic Surgery · Berkeley, CA	27	64
Eric Dovichi Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	26	57
NPI 1083641898	25	58
SUTTER VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE	23	48
Ying Fung Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	22	41
Kimberly Blumberg Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	22	46
Richard Hong Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	21	39

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUTTER EAST BAY HOSPITALS	154	648
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	86	253
Shlomo Leibowich Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	74	177
Scott Lipson Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	48	93
Robert Kim Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	47	105
Matthew Epstein Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	43	111
Jerold Kaplan Orthopedic Surgery · Berkeley, CA	41	211
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Sacramento, CA	41	140
BINDER, ROBERT	39	134
Richard Hong Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	38	78
Royce Chrys Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	35	86
Joseph Mersol Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	35	75

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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