Christopher Chen, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Christopher Chen, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1578980603, issued on Mar 26, 2014. Check the license (Ohio 35138858, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 35138858 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8311 Montgomery RD, Cincinnati, OH 45236
- Phone
- (513) 354-3700
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 2565399 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200813002854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8311 Montgomery RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Monty Backus, PTPhysical Therapist1568604148
- Jennifer Benton, PTPhysical Therapist1467932582
- Kevin Brown, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1164893020
- Mary Conn, CNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1730586405
- Emily Dixon, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1467656462
- Paul Gangl, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1477544252
Verify Christopher Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35138858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen136 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl51 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Meloxicam14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 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): 90.4 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: $149.34
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine LtdWest Chester, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Chen among 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Ohio
Christopher Chen, M.D. is one of 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 88% 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 86% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 74 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 95 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Willis, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361437185220
- Mohab Foad, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452411932167194
- Paul Fassler, M.D.Montgomery, OH 452421578559506
- Benjamin Kleinhenz, MDMontgomery, OH 452421083890883
- James Plettner, MDCincinnati, OH 452301558361147
- Daniel Reilly, M.D.Montgomery, OH 452421982691051
- Roger Cornwall, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452291376633826
- Kevin Little, MDCincinnati, OH 452291841401148
Common questions
What is Christopher Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578980603, issued on Mar 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8311 Montgomery RD, Cincinnati, OH, 45236. Phone: (513) 354-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35138858, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Chen, M.D. had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 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.