Gao Linda Chen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fairfax, VA
Gao Linda Chen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fairfax, Virginia, and NPI 1437418977, issued on May 3, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 101262458, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gao Linda Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 101262458 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12255 Fair Lakes Pkwy Dept OF, Fairfax, VA 22033
- Phone
- (703) 934-5770
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171116000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gao Linda Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 101262458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Meloxicam15 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: $293.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncFairfax, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gao Linda Chen among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Gao Linda Chen, M.D. is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Ahmed, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331609862812
- Richard Brenner, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331508852583
- Kathleen Cleland, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331528039708
- Chaitanya Mangalmurti, MDFairfax, VA 220331659466225
- Amir Moazzez, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331619963139
- John Moynihan, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331932195914
- Rajev Nain, M.D.Fairfax, VA 220331518920438
- Hamid Pourshojae, D.O.Fairfax, VA 220331598751117
Common questions
What is Gao Linda Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gao Linda Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437418977, issued on May 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gao Linda Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12255 Fair Lakes Pkwy Dept OF, Fairfax, VA, 22033. Phone: (703) 934-5770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gao Linda Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 101262458, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gao Linda Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gao Linda Chen, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.