Frank Y. Chen, MD PA
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Frank Y. Chen, MD PA is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932294584, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8885, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Y. Chen
- Credential
- MD PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- K8885 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2180 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77018
- Phone
- (832) 384-1560
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (832) 384-1585
- Medicaid ID
- 161753202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040424000177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2180 North Loop W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank Y. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam128 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate89 claims
- Trazodone Hcl66 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate46 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er36 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine33 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: $149,064.81
200 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Frank Y. Chen among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Frank Y. Chen, MD PA is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mariame Cofresi-Aviles, M.D.Houston, TX 770191861615171
- Catherine Flowers, M.D.Houston, TX 770191306069174
- Edwin Johnstone, MDHouston, TX 770191295925287
- Angela Partida, M.D,Houston, TX 770191093930158
- James Paskowitz, M.D.Houston, TX 770191700805306
Common questions
What is Frank Y. Chen, MD PA's NPI number?
Frank Y. Chen, MD PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932294584, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Y. Chen, MD PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2180 North Loop W, Houston, TX, 77018. Phone: (832) 384-1560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Y. Chen, MD PA's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8885, 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 Y. Chen, MD PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Y. Chen, MD PA had 1,256 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.