Catherine Lee Chen, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Catherine Lee Chen, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1982985446, issued on Aug 29, 2011. Check the license (California A119438, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Lee Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- A119438 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 514-3781
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150911001586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Lee Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Anesthesia Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Lee Chen among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Catherine Lee Chen, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Catherine Lee Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine Lee Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982985446, issued on Aug 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Lee Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 514-3781. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Lee Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119438, 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.
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.