NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jessica Low Chen, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Jessica Low Chen, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1417111097, issued on Jul 14, 2008. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417111097
Name
Jessica Low Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
ME109514 FL
ML60019810 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1805 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone
(650) 324-9200
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(650) 326-5793
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120608000434); 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 1805 EL Camino Real

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

  1. Thomas Tayeri, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1023041662

Verify Jessica Low Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,826 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Jessica Chen1,826
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost530 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol271 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate233 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate121 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine116 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate82 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $613.64

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jessica Chen$613.64
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Thomas Tayeri M.D. Inc.Palo Alto, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jessica Low Chen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Jessica Low Chen, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Tayeri, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943061023041662
  2. Joana Andoh, MD, MPHStanford, CA 943051376276139
  3. Evan Chen, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051821675091
  4. Eugenia Custo Greig, MDPalo Alto, CA 943051649856477
  5. Jia-Horung Hung, MDStanford, CA 943051619851722
  6. Alan Kong, MDStanford, CA 943051528718053
  7. Chad Lewis, MD, MPHPalo Alto, CA 943051407424187
  8. Oscar Otero Marquez, MDStanford, CA 943051043969116

Common questions

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

Jessica Low Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417111097, issued on Jul 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jessica Low Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (650) 324-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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 Jessica Low Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jessica Low Chen, M.D. had 1,826 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.