NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hua Chen, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA

Hua Chen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1457375297, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A55331, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457375297
Name
Hua Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A55331 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
373 9TH St, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone
(510) 251-0688
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(510) 251-1055
Medicaid ID
A00553310 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101006000653); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 373 9TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elisa Kuo, D.D.S.Dentist1861608358
  2. Andy Le, DDSDentist1659473965
  3. Thomas Lee, D.P.M.Podiatrist1316044191
  4. Vaughn Lee, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1376603100
  5. Linda Thai, DDSDentist1609867480
  6. Yvonne Yeung, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144244096

Verify Hua Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,100 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hua Chen4,100
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium426 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate406 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium370 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate288 claims
  5. Allopurinol129 claims
  6. Valsartan108 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 28.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%96.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $178.65

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hua Chen$178.65
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Hua Chen among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Hua Chen, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Seu Chang, MDOakland, CA 946071851470330
  2. Arthur Chen, MDOakland, CA 946071871663898
  3. Steven Chen, MDOakland, CA 946071902976434
  4. Tammy Chen, MDOakland, CA 946071093887721
  5. Zhi Huang, MDOakland, CA 946071942363999
  6. George Lee, MDOakland, CA 946071306916895
  7. Susan Lo, MDOakland, CA 946071386723435
  8. Shiu-Lan Lui, M.D.Oakland, CA 946071912942772

Common questions

What is Hua Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hua Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457375297, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hua Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 373 9TH St, Oakland, CA, 94607. Phone: (510) 251-0688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hua Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A55331, 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 Hua Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hua Chen, M.D. had 4,100 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hua Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 28.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.