NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Chen, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Covina, CA

Eric Chen, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Covina, California, and NPI 1962856906, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (California A152652, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962856906
Name
Eric Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A152652 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 W Rowland St, Covina, CA 91723
Phone
(626) 331-6411
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210809002893); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 420 W Rowland St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Nancy Aceves, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235171703
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  4. Sarah Anh, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1104037159
  5. Travis Boyer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265901870
  6. Annamari Cabrera, MDPediatrics Physician1881653434

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

191 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Chen191
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium51 claims
  2. Meloxicam37 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl34 claims
  4. Ibuprofen24 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: $18.31

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Chen$18
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupAnaheim, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Chen among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Eric Chen, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

All 384 in California → Every provider in Covina → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asghar Husain, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301356438741
  2. Ivan Garcia, M.D.Baldwin Park, CA 917061841498847
  3. Allen Lu, M.D.City Of Industry, CA 917481003839846
  4. Joseph Liu, M.D.Pomona, CA 917671154689248
  5. Sachin Patel, M.D.Pomona, CA 917671265460729
  6. Tanner Harrah, D.O.San Dimas, CA 917731992169437
  7. Soheil Samimi, MDWest Covina, CA 917901467587824
  8. Jose Robaina, MDAlhambra, CA 918011780181107

Common questions

What is Eric Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962856906, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 W Rowland St, Covina, CA, 91723. Phone: (626) 331-6411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A152652, 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 Eric Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Chen, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.