Chih Andrew Chen, OD
Optometrist · Elgin, TX
Chih Andrew Chen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Elgin, Texas, and NPI 1396144556, issued on Aug 13, 2014. Check the license (Texas 8448, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chih Andrew Chen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 8448 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 W Hwy 290, Elgin, TX 78621
- Phone
- (512) 285-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chih Andrew Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 8448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $21.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Chih Andrew Chen among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Chih Andrew Chen, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Elgin
They are 4 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Elgin, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Elgin → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Bontrager, ODElgin, TX 786211730814336
- Michelle Ma, O.D.Elgin, TX 786211114470267
- Clayton Rutkowski, ODElgin, TX 786211093295305
- Sarah Berg, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201326012386
- Lisa Cantrell, O.D.Dripping Springs, TX 786201245240688
- Kyle Florio, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201689836678
- Timothy Leach, ODDripping Springs, TX 786201396746491
- Priya Patel, O.DDripping Springs, TX 786201194134247
Common questions
What is Chih Andrew Chen, OD's NPI number?
Chih Andrew Chen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396144556, issued on Aug 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chih Andrew Chen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 W Hwy 290, Elgin, TX, 78621. Phone: (512) 285-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chih Andrew Chen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 8448, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.