Edward Chen, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Clearwater, FL
Edward Chen, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1184642902, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME68392, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- ME68392 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 446-4506
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 446-4695
- Medicaid ID
- 377793600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME68392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
2,681 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 2,018 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen515 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen471 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er227 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl194 claims
- Tramadol Hcl158 claims
- Gabapentin128 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,024.02
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Anesthesia Dynamics LLCClearwater, FL
- Mobile Anesthesia Associates LLCClearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Chen among 3,375 anesthesiology physician records in Florida
Edward Chen, MD is one of 3,375 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 2,312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Florida
There are 3,375 anesthesiology physician records in Florida.
All 3,375 in Florida → Every provider in Clearwater → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Alfredo Dopico, MDClearwater, FL 337561548273287
- Jay Epstein, MDClearwater, FL 337561639106024
- Virgilio Floresca, MDClearwater, FL 337561295747707
- Gregory Girgenti, MDClearwater, FL 337561366452385
- Meghan Jordan, MDClearwater, FL 337561356438733
- Demetrios Kaiafas, MDBelleair, FL 337561386676773
Common questions
What is Edward Chen, MD's NPI number?
Edward Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184642902, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 446-4506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME68392, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Chen, MD had 2,681 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Chen, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.