Carlitos Chen
Plastic Surgery Physician · Pasadena, CA
Carlitos Chen is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1487272647, issued on Jul 13, 2020. Check the license (California 58795, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlitos Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 58795 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 250, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Phone
- (626) 449-4859
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Fax
- (626) 403-0311
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210107000707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlitos Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 58795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl22 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Santyl20 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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: $180.05
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Premiere Plastic Surgery IncPasadena, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlitos Chen among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California
Carlitos Chen is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Carlitos Chen's NPI number?
Carlitos Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487272647, issued on Jul 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlitos Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 250, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 449-4859. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlitos Chen's license?
NPPES lists California license number 58795, 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 Carlitos Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlitos Chen had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.