Helen Kent Chew, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Helen Kent Chew, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1801870142, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (California A73302, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Kent Chew
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- A73302 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2279 45TH Street, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-5959
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 703-5265
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081209000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Kent Chew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
446 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole90 claims
- Anastrozole77 claims
- Kisqali59 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate45 claims
- Exemestane23 claims
- Verzenio21 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CAMerced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Kent Chew among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Helen Kent Chew, M.D. is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Richard Guy, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171578545190
- Kit Lam, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA 958171306829577
- Primo Lara, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171972585743
- Derick Lau, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA 958171801879077
- Robert O'Donnell, M.D., PH.D.Sacramento, CA 958171386627586
- Jerry Powell, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171780666198
Common questions
What is Helen Kent Chew, M.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Kent Chew, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801870142, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Kent Chew, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2279 45TH Street, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-5959. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Kent Chew, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A73302, 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 Kent Chew, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Kent Chew, M.D. had 446 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.