What is Kun Chen's specialty?

Kun Chen (NPI 1730380056) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Huntsville, AL.

Where does Kun Chen practice?

Kun Chen practices in Huntsville, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730380056.

How much does Medicare pay Kun Chen?

Kun Chen (NPI 1730380056) received approximately $2.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 798 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730380056

Kun ChenMD, PHD

RheumatologyHuntsville, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,015

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

193,755

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.2M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 73 Rheumatology providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 5,906).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,562

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium1,088 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate740 claims

Prednisone631 claims

Gabapentin379 claims

Tramadol Hcl251 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.3

Quality

82.8

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

83.1

Payment adjustment

0.56%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

147

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kun 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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	595	1,589
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE	391	1,130
RCHP - FLORENCE LLC	77	187
CRESTWOOD HEALTHCARE LP	47	100
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH	43	134
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	24	51
Terence Casey Pathology · New Orleans, LA	18	38
HUNTSVILLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.	15	27
Paul Fry Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	14	22
Timothy Baker Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	14	26
Shi-Chi Cheng Cardiology · Huntsville, AL	13	17
Richard Coleman Diagnostic Radiology · Huntsville, AL	13	27

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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