Helen Chan, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · San Francisco, CA
Helen Chan, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1760821987, issued on Jun 20, 2013. Check the license (California A144597, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Chan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- A144597 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2238 Geary Blvd FL 7, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 833-0095
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191114000502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Chan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A144597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $53.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, 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.
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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Chan among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Helen Chan, M.D. is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
All 536 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chris Abrecht, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151013283837
- Mario De Pinto, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151457437253
- Thien Le, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151841796018
- Robert Savala, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151033221890
- Xinyi Wang, MSWSan Francisco, CA 941151285365478
- Efren Baria, DOSan Francisco, CA 941101609982115
- Adrian Bartoli, MD, MSSan Francisco, CA 941101154448256
- Kenneth Drasner, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101912965807
Common questions
What is Helen Chan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Chan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760821987, issued on Jun 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Chan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2238 Geary Blvd FL 7, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-0095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Chan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A144597, 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 Helen Chan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Chan, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.