What is Samuel Chen's specialty?

Samuel Chen (NPI 1396803474) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Houston, TX.

Where does Samuel Chen practice?

Samuel Chen practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396803474.

How much does Medicare pay Samuel Chen?

Samuel Chen (NPI 1396803474) received approximately $94K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 167 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396803474

Samuel ChenMD, PH.D.

Internal MedicineHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

645

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,038

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$92K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,183 Internal Medicine providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 673).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,879

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$305K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate218 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium209 claims

Metformin Hcl185 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium153 claims

Losartan Potassium116 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Samuel 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). 3 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	172	900
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	15	53
Steven Yong Cardiology · Houston, TX	14	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	93	357
John Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	44	87
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	27	72
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	25	94
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	17	66
Steven Yong Cardiology · Houston, TX	15	52
Bernard Yu Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	14	31
MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM	13	37
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	13	33
Albert Lin Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	12	18

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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