NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Ryan Chen

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Laguna Hills, CA

Christopher Ryan Chen is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1700312840, issued on May 10, 2017. Check the license (California A185828, 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
1700312840
Name
Christopher Ryan Chen
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
License numbers
A185828 CA
BP10060319 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24022 Calle DE LA Plata Ste 500, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(877) 430-7337
Enumerated
May 10, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250602003301); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2017
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 24022 Calle DE LA Plata Ste 500

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

  1. Cheng-Han Chen, M.D., PH.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1215181722
  2. John Hollowed, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1891115572
  3. Khyati Pandya, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1982803524
  4. George Tadros, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1588623144

Verify Christopher Ryan Chen in five checks

  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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Industry payments in 2024: $10,584.61

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Chen$10,585
  2. Specialty average$10,651

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. Pacific Cardiovascular Associates Medical Group, Inc.Laguna Hills, CA

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

Christopher Ryan Chen among 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California

Christopher Ryan Chen is one of 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in California. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 261 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in California

There are 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California.

The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Drury, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531912199704
  2. Howard Frumin, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531649377334
  3. Ashish Shah, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531831326479
  4. Rodney Ranaei, D.O.Huntington Beach, CA 926481487730123
  5. Rajesh Banker, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631043425036
  6. Mahnaz Behboodikhah, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631225061591
  7. Michael Panutich, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631245421445
  8. Lamia Dris, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261295990224

Common questions

What is Christopher Ryan Chen's NPI number?

Christopher Ryan Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700312840, issued on May 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Ryan Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24022 Calle DE LA Plata Ste 500, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (877) 430-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Ryan Chen's license?

NPPES lists California license number A185828, 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.

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.

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