NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Orange, TX

Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Orange, Texas, and NPI 1497882583, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (Texas H9846, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1497882583
Name
Frank Kuang-She Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
H9846 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
610 Strickland Dr, Orange, TX 77630
Phone
(409) 883-5300
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(409) 883-5394
Medicaid ID
122282007 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120413000082); accepts Medicare assignment
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 610 Strickland Dr

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

  1. Miguel Castellanos, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1144256926
  2. Marian Chen-Hah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407963317
  3. Victoria Gordon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972514461
  4. Elizabeth Green, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1093715443
  5. Wilbur Hah, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1043327943
  6. Charlene Kress, PTPhysical Therapist1073936845

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

8,480 Medicare Part D claims for 1,028 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 6,534 claims were for opioids.

  1. Frank Chen8,480
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,369 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl758 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen665 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate Er568 claims
  5. Pregabalin476 claims
  6. Gabapentin301 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: $214.30

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Indivior Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Frank Chen$214.30
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. David R. Jones, MdpaBeaumont, TX

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

Frank Kuang-She Chen among 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas

Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD is one of 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 284 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records list a practice address in Orange

They are 2 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Cantu, M.D.Orange, TX 776301235136607
  2. Moustafa Ahmed, MDWebster, TX 775981073627683
  3. Mohamad Azzam, M.D.Webster, TX 775981144517467
  4. Steven Cannella, MDWebster, TX 775981063465649
  5. Eduardo Garcia, MDWebster, TX 775981578519757
  6. Rishabh Jain, MDWebster, TX 775981255919114
  7. Jeffery Lee, MDPearland, TX 775841255667812
  8. Joshua Allen, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777011699760264

Common questions

What is Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD's NPI number?

Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497882583, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 610 Strickland Dr, Orange, TX, 77630. Phone: (409) 883-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H9846, 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.

How much does Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Frank Kuang-She Chen, MD had 8,480 Medicare Part D claims for 1,028 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.