Elton Chen, D.O.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Elton Chen, D.O. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1215226303, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q7161, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elton Chen
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- Q7161 TX
2011019430 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 274-8050
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 275-0760
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160805001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elton Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q7161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $14.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 3 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
- U S Anesthesia Partners OF Texas, PASugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elton Chen among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Elton Chen, D.O. is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 413 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anisha Arora, MDSugar Land, TX 774791720246150
- Hiba El-Qaddoumi, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791740560705
- Diana Guerra, MDSugar Land, TX 774791023200623
- Jonathan Jaffe, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791578982609
- Munish Lapsia, MDSugar Land, TX 774791467613901
- Thien Nguyen, M.D.Katy, TX 774921477872505
- Mary Udyavar, AGACNPKaty, TX 774931932827268
- Brian Gray, D.O.Katy, TX 774941942438098
Common questions
What is Elton Chen, D.O.'s NPI number?
Elton Chen, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215226303, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elton Chen, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 274-8050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elton Chen, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q7161, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.