What is Shu Chen Chen's specialty?

Shu Chen Chen (NPI 1689710444) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX.

Where does Shu Chen Chen practice?

Shu Chen Chen practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689710444.

How much does Medicare pay Shu Chen Chen?

Shu Chen Chen (NPI 1689710444) received approximately $166K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 363 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689710444

Shu Chen ChenMSN RN FNP-BC

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Nurse PractitionerHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

597

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,007

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$164K

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

999

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$45K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims

Tramadol Hcl58 claims

Rivaroxaban49 claims

Levetiracetam48 claims

Metformin Hcl42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Shu Chen 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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	65	108
Qingguo Tao Internal Medicine · Houston, TX	49	67
Festus Uzokwe Psychiatry · Houston, TX	47	173
CHANG, YUPO	40	67
HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	37	74
Emilio Cardona Psychiatry · Houston, TX	20	114
NPI 1326109042	20	41
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	20	37

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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