NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Irvine, CA

Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1992795256, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (California A79035, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992795256
Name
Chienwei Timothy Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A79035 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4050 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604
Phone
(949) 551-1090
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 262-5500
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040826000913); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4050 Barranca Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Fredric Balguma, DOFamily Medicine Physician1902069578
  3. Gunjan Bhatnagar, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1962403667
  4. Barton Billeci, MDAdolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1154407237
  5. Jon Biorkman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1023008679
  6. Betty Chen, D.D.S., M.S.Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1902173362

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,361 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 90 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chienwei Chen5,361
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium537 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium227 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium223 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate221 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl192 claims
  6. Lisinopril150 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: $2,004.82

66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chienwei Chen$2,004.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Memorialcare Medical FoundationIrvine, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

155 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Irvine

They are 155 of the 7,778 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvine, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  3. Jose Abad., MDSacramento, CA1144607219
  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD's NPI number?

Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992795256, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4050 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA, 92604. Phone: (949) 551-1090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A79035, 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 Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chienwei Timothy Chen, MD had 5,361 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.