Burton Chen
Pharmacist · Arcadia, CA
Burton Chen is a pharmacist with a practice address in Arcadia, California, and NPI 1932580412, issued on Jun 10, 2015. Check the license (California 71218, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Burton Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 71218 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 745 W Naomi Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007
- Phone
- (626) 446-9261
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Burton Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 71218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 81% of the cost of the top drugs
98 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Arexvy16 claims
- Atovaquone-Proguanil Hcl16 claims
- Oseltamivir Phosphate12 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.
Burton Chen among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Burton Chen is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 pharmacist records list a practice address in Arcadia
They are 112 of the 2,033 NPPES records with a practice address in Arcadia, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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- Ying Chen, PHARMDArcadia, CA 910071871813444
- Walter Ching, PHARM.D.Arcadia, CA 910071548486616
- Connie Ching, PHARM DArcadia, CA 910071255549556
- Tiffany Chong, PHARMDArcadia, CA 910071043510043
- Harshad Gajjar, MS PHARMACYArcadia, CA 910071609945096
Common questions
What is Burton Chen's NPI number?
Burton Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932580412, issued on Jun 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Burton Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 745 W Naomi Ave, Arcadia, CA, 91007. Phone: (626) 446-9261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Burton Chen's license?
NPPES lists California license number 71218, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Burton Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Burton Chen had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.