NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara M. Chen, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Anchorage, AK

Barbara M. Chen, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1578573069, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 3607, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578573069
Name
Barbara M. Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
3607 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Providence Anchorage Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C., Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone
(907) 561-0005
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(907) 563-9140
Medicaid ID
3607 AK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100604000707); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Providence Anchorage Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dale Gross, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1568473031
  2. Milton Hummer, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1902910169
  3. Peter Jensen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1225048473
  4. Colby Parks, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1003911330
  5. Jan-Ake Schultz, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1912002247

Verify Barbara M. Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28.52

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Chen$28.52
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Providence Anchorage Anesthesia Medical Group PCAnchorage, AK

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barbara M. Chen among 130 anesthesiology physician records in Alaska

Barbara M. Chen, M.D. is one of 130 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Alaska

There are 130 anesthesiology physician records in Alaska.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brion Beerle, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081821094889
  2. Holly Chapman, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081487642609
  3. Alexander Cheng, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081275522955
  4. Franklin Cofresi Mejia, MDAnchorage, AK 995081255304937
  5. Mikhail Glasionov, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081326037896
  6. Robert Gudor, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081053300731
  7. Stephen Kulin, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081871574749
  8. Heath McAnally, MDAnchorage, AK 995081508855149

Common questions

What is Barbara M. Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Barbara M. Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578573069, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara M. Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Providence Anchorage Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C., Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 561-0005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara M. Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 3607, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Barbara M. Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.