Chen Xu
Neurological Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Chen Xu is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1821418641, issued on Apr 19, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD473796, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chen Xu
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD473796 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave Ste 208, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-6200
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210525000535); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 E North Ave Ste 208
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Parviz Baghai, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1770576662
- Julia Balandiat, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023596566
- Katherine Berry, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1326578998
- Rebecca Bowman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356381560
- Troy Burkett, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548597644
- Alejandro Castellvi, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1356627350
Verify Chen Xu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD473796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,141.16
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Retropsoas Technologies, LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chen Xu among 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Chen Xu is one of 447 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 447 neurological surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 447 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Parviz Baghai, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121770576662
- Bennett Blumenkopf, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121184624850
- Alejandro Castellvi, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121356627350
- Hae-Dong Jho, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121386645307
- David Jho, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121982725321
- Dorian Kusyk, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121740712967
- Jody Leonardo, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121538305826
- Evan Luther, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121356704019
Common questions
What is Chen Xu's NPI number?
Chen Xu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821418641, issued on Apr 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chen Xu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave Ste 208, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chen Xu's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD473796, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chen Xu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chen Xu had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chen Xu's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.