Herbert Chen
Surgery Physician · Birmingham, AL
Herbert Chen is a surgery physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1366407033, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 34498, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herbert Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 34498 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (800) 822-8816
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151106001215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Herbert Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
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: $435.99
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. 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
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herbert Chen among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Herbert Chen is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jayleen GramsBirmingham, AL 352331205816410
- Michael HanawayBirmingham, AL 352331134138035
- Kimberly HendershotBirmingham, AL 352331134157928
- Philip Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331780615005
- Jeffrey KerbyBirmingham, AL 352331770510604
- Carol Leitner, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331942245428
- Donald ReiffBirmingham, AL 352331073548657
- Loring RueBirmingham, AL 352331194740027
Common questions
What is Herbert Chen's NPI number?
Herbert Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366407033, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herbert Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (800) 822-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herbert Chen's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34498, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Herbert Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herbert Chen had 11 Medicare Part D claims; 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.