What is Terence Chen's specialty?

Terence Chen (NPI 1720180946) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Walnut Creek, CA.

Where does Terence Chen practice?

Terence Chen practices in Walnut Creek, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720180946.

How much does Medicare pay Terence Chen?

Terence Chen (NPI 1720180946) received approximately $202K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 334 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720180946

Terence ChenMD

PRACTICEBENJAMIN YIM MD APCSee all providers at this practice →

NeurosurgeryWalnut Creek, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

505

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

620

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$99K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 497 Neurosurgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 341).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

171

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

49.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen58 claims

Gabapentin53 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.6

Quality

67.6

Cost

71.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.36%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Terence 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). 25 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jonathan Posin Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	44	76
ADEY, GEOFFREY	36	57
Angelo Crudale Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	28	42
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY	24	98
Amy Lai Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	23	38
George Counelis Neurosurgery · Walnut Creek, CA	22	30
Falck Northern California Corp. Ambulance Service Provider · Hayward, CA	22	25
David Goldberg Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	21	30
Kimberly Blumberg Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	20	40
Sunil Gandhi Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	20	31
SCHICK, ROBERT	19	32
Ira Finch Diagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek, CA	18	36

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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