Cher Yao Chen, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Salem, OR
Cher Yao Chen, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Salem, Oregon, and NPI 1306940531, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD25842, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cher Yao Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD25842 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2605 State St, Salem, OR 97310
- Phone
- (971) 301-3517
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cher Yao Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD25842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine40 claims
- Divalproex Sodium17 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate15 claims
- Olanzapine12 claims
- Invega Sustenna11 claims
- Lithium Carbonate Er11 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: $15.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Cher Yao Chen among 764 psychiatry physician records in Oregon
Cher Yao Chen, MD is one of 764 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Oregon
There are 764 psychiatry physician records in Oregon.
All 764 in Oregon → Every provider in Salem → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daryl Ruthven, M.D.Salem, OR 973101881819563
- Kay Dieter, M.D.Salem, OR 973061437291598
- Richard Hedlund, MDSalem, OR 973051245274067
- David Verburg, M.D.Salem, OR 973051942316963
- Nancy Broskie, M.D.Salem, OR 973041235120973
- Christine McClain, M.D.Salem, OR 973041437538758
- Erum KhaleeqKeizer, OR 973031902915770
- Andrew McKenzie, MD, PHDSalem, OR 973171962067108
Common questions
What is Cher Yao Chen, MD's NPI number?
Cher Yao Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306940531, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cher Yao Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2605 State St, Salem, OR, 97310. Phone: (971) 301-3517. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cher Yao Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD25842, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cher Yao Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cher Yao Chen, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.