Chung-Lien Chen, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA
Chung-Lien Chen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1558465930, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (California A39685, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chung-Lien Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A39685 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12802 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602
- Phone
- (562) 698-0933
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 698-6625
- Medicaid ID
- 2109017 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081204000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chung-Lien Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A39685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium112 claims
- Omeprazole88 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium85 claims
- Metformin Hcl78 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Simvastatin64 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.
Chung-Lien Chen among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Chung-Lien Chen, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 87 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chung-Lien Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chung-Lien Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558465930, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chung-Lien Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12802 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 698-0933. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chung-Lien Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A39685, 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 Chung-Lien Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chung-Lien Chen, M.D. had 1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.