Elaine Chen, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Elaine Chen, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1598942245, issued on Jan 24, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036-120490, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 036-120490 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110401000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elaine Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-120490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
968 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims. 192 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa104 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Azithromycin64 claims
- Prednisone50 claims
- Breo Ellipta40 claims
- Gabapentin39 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine Chen among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
Elaine Chen, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Balk, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121134173503
- Patrick Belvitch, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121326249228
- William Clapp, MDChicago, IL 606121174721229
- David Gurka, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121255385514
- Jeffrey Jacobson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121609937432
- Howard Jaffe, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121285724765
- Omar Lateef, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121295789527
- Richard Lenhardt, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121831141936
Common questions
What is Elaine Chen, MD's NPI number?
Elaine Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598942245, issued on Jan 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-120490, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elaine Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Chen, MD had 968 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.