Helen L. Chen, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Boston, MA
Helen L. Chen, MD is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1356301386, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 257437, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen L. Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License numbers
- 257437 MA
G71529 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Centre St, Boston, MA 02131
- Phone
- (617) 363-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240904002347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1200 Centre St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Heather Dexter, LICSWClinical Social Worker1225511447
- Emily Farley, NPNurse Practitioner1497587430
Verify Helen L. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 257437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
720 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
- Trazodone Hcl74 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate67 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate52 claims
- Memantine Hcl48 claims
- Donepezil Hcl46 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- City And County OF San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 225 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts.
Other geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Massachusetts
- Alan Abrams, M.D.Cambridge, MA1619082674
- Hawa Abu, MDWorcester, MA1104441229
- Robert AchindibaFramingham, MA1245313410
- Jokha Ahmed, MDLowell, MA1306369749
- Ceyda AkartunaBoston, MA1306454350
- Nadia Ali, M.DRoslindale, MA1760791347
- Sameera Ali, M.D.Worcester, MA1760703409
- John Anderson, MDCambridge, MA1568462620
- Marie Francesca Ansay, MDBoston, MA1891480414
- Hassan Arif, MDRoslindale, MA1376775130
Common questions
What is Helen L. Chen, MD's NPI number?
Helen L. Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356301386, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen L. Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Centre St, Boston, MA, 02131. Phone: (617) 363-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen L. Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 257437, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Helen L. Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen L. Chen, MD had 720 Medicare Part D claims; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.