What is Ming Chen's specialty?

Ming Chen (NPI 1679766604) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Amarillo, TX.

Where does Ming Chen practice?

Ming Chen practices in Amarillo, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679766604.

How much does Medicare pay Ming Chen?

Ming Chen (NPI 1679766604) received approximately $330K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 449 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679766604

Ming ChenM.D., PH.D.

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RheumatologyAmarillo, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,843

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,082

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$150K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 382 Rheumatology providers in TX — above median (cohort median 13,742).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,680

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate793 claims

Methotrexate Sodium568 claims

Prednisone218 claims

Gabapentin123 claims

Allopurinol110 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$22

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$22

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$22

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ming 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	164	650
BSA HOSPITAL LLC	93	302
Quest Diagnostics Tb Llc Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN	84	309
NPI 1013950559	38	155
Susan Wingo Internal Medicine · Amarillo, TX	31	97
Michael Hall Diagnostic Radiology · Amarillo, TX	21	78
Timothy Mooring Pulmonary Disease · Amarillo, TX	18	69
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	17	60
William Ledford Nurse Practitioner · Amarillo, TX	17	89
Paul Pan Diagnostic Radiology · Amarillo, TX	16	70
PRIME HEALTHCARE SERVICES PAMPA LLC	16	73
MEHTA, RAHUL	15	69

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.

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