What is Eric Chen's specialty?

Eric Chen (NPI 1578521779) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does Eric Chen practice?

Eric Chen practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578521779.

How much does Medicare pay Eric Chen?

Eric Chen (NPI 1578521779) received approximately $3.0M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 933 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578521779

Eric ChenMD

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,854

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

22,118

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.9M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

249

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate103 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl50 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine21 claims

Atropine Sulfate20 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.9

Quality

99.9

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$981

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$981

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$981

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Eric 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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	106	247
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	51	107
Tien Wong Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	31	59
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	20	53
Charles Wykoff Ophthalmology · Bellaire, TX	18	26

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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