What is Paul Chen's specialty?

Paul Chen (NPI 1760486419) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Carlsbad, CA.

Where does Paul Chen practice?

Paul Chen practices in Carlsbad, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1760486419.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Chen?

Paul Chen (NPI 1760486419) received approximately $662K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,352 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1760486419

Paul ChenM.D.

OphthalmologyCarlsbad, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,374

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,594

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$640K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,209

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$77K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketorolac Tromethamine344 claims

Ofloxacin266 claims

Latanoprost167 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha159 claims

Prednisolone Acetate50 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

23.7

Quality

0.0

Cost

79.1

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.15%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul 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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ROSENTHAL, JONATHAN	35	79
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	27	59
Oliver Chen Optometry · Carlsbad, CA	24	46
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	20	25
FRANCIS, DAVID	19	28
HATFIELD, JAMES	18	26
Katherine Ludington Cardiology · Encinitas, CA	17	28
Roy Kaplan Internal Medicine · Encinitas, CA	16	65
Michelle Jackson Dermatology · Oceanside, CA	15	22
Stephen Dent Otolaryngology · Encinitas, CA	14	33
Roy Avalos Cardiology · Encinitas, CA	14	22
John Backman Cardiology · Encinitas, CA	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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