Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mountain View, CA
Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mountain View, California, and NPI 1891180006, issued on Apr 3, 2015. Check the license (California A143869, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvin Sylvan Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A143869 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 E EL Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040
- Phone
- (650) 404-8300
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 404-8309
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210625001527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 701 E EL Camino Real
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alvin Sylvan Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A143869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate310 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium254 claims
- Eliquis242 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate239 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
- Carvedilol150 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $678.14
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationMountain View, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvin Sylvan Chen among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Mountain View → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clayton Bavor, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401912912569
- Edward Bough, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401417962994
- Joseph Chao, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401992891493
- Catherine Collings, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401447253349
- Frank Galli, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401790788693
- Surendra Gudapati, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401245262716
- Martin Klughaupt, M.D.Mountain View, CA 940401558378711
- Felix Lee, MDMountain View, CA 940401811975113
Common questions
What is Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891180006, issued on Apr 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 E EL Camino Real, Mountain View, CA, 94040. Phone: (650) 404-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A143869, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvin Sylvan Chen, M.D. had 2,440 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.