Christine Lai Chen, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, WA
Christine Lai Chen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Washington, and NPI 1992449615, issued on Apr 27, 2022. Check the license (Washington MD61550002, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Lai Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD61550002 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22000 Marine View Dr S Ste 100, Des Moines, WA 98198
- Phone
- (206) 592-5960
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2025
- Fax
- (206) 870-4770
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251022001226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Lai Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61550002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
- Lisinopril37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate19 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er16 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium14 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: $21.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Franciscan Medical GroupDes Moines, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Lai Chen among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Christine Lai Chen, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 44 of the 454 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Christine Lai Chen, MD's NPI number?
Christine Lai Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992449615, issued on Apr 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Lai Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22000 Marine View Dr S Ste 100, Des Moines, WA, 98198. Phone: (206) 592-5960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Lai Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61550002, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Lai Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Lai Chen, MD had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.