David C. Chen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
David C. Chen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1760630057, issued on Aug 29, 2008. Check the license (California A84733, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A84733 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1304 15TH St Ste 102, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 825-5358
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 825-0884
- Medicaid ID
- 00A847330 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090716000763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David C. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Pantoprazole 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $72,725.39
69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ucla Associated General SurgeonsSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David C. Chen among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
David C. Chen, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Harvey Deutsch, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326102112
- Melanie Goldfarb, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041306092564
- Janie Gia-Lin Weng Grumley, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041063616142
- William Hutchinson, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041770653305
- Stephen KuchenbeckerSanta Monica, CA 904041023094984
Common questions
What is David C. Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
David C. Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760630057, issued on Aug 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1304 15TH St Ste 102, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 825-5358. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84733, 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 David C. Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. Chen, M.D. had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David C. Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.