Caressa Chen
Surgery Physician · Madison, WI
Caressa Chen is a surgery physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1063918050, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (Wisconsin 8574020, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caressa Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 8574020 WI
1063918050 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1827 E Washington Ave Apt 145, Madison, WI 53704
- Phone
- (315) 391-0135
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250716000866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caressa Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 8574020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
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: $1,566.10
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- University OF Wisconsin Medical Foundation IncMadison, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caressa Chen among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Caressa Chen is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 726 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Madison → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maureen Kidd, MDMadison, WI 537041811912488
- Rebecca Williams, PHDMadison, WI 537041538509294
- Roy Chebel, MDMadison, WI 537051679268486
- Benjamin Cher, M.D., M.S.Madison, WI 537051225771017
- Juan Danobeitia, M.DMadison, WI 537031144648346
- Matthew Doering, MDMadison, WI 537031255439543
- Dawn Elfenbein, MDMadison, WI 537031548437163
- Mujtaba Khalil, MDMadison, WI 537051598569477
Common questions
What is Caressa Chen's NPI number?
Caressa Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063918050, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caressa Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1827 E Washington Ave Apt 145, Madison, WI, 53704. Phone: (315) 391-0135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caressa Chen's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 8574020, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Caressa Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caressa Chen had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.