Elaine Chen
Surgical Physician Assistant · West Covina, CA
Elaine Chen is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1083248587, issued on Feb 24, 2020. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 085-007643 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 741 S Orange Ave FL 2, West Covina, CA 91790
- Phone
- (626) 338-7391
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210322001275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 741 S Orange Ave FL 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Eldringhoff, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1275895641
Verify Elaine Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium23 claims
- Ibuprofen21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $64.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Samimi Orthopedic Group IncCovina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine Chen among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Elaine Chen is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anlanh-Jennifer Nguyen, PA-CUpland, CA 917861104502814
- An Tam Nguyen, PA-CUpland, CA 917861295229235
- Linda Tai, PA-CUpland, CA 917861386095339
- Ying Dong, PA-CAlhambra, CA 918011407196454
- Jonathan KoeAlhambra, CA 918011053177147
- Karen Yi, PA-CAlhambra, CA 918011689000614
- Taylor BeardtAlhambra, CA 918031619717782
- Benjamin IrahetaPomona, CA 917681194647958
Common questions
What is Elaine Chen's NPI number?
Elaine Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083248587, issued on Feb 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 741 S Orange Ave FL 2, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 338-7391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Chen's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elaine Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Chen had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.