Joe Meannan Chen, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Joe Meannan Chen, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1700817350, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (California G70529, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Meannan Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- G70529 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10861 Cherry Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 493-1011
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 594-9223
- Medicaid ID
- GR0092040 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100925000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Meannan Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G70529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,241 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf239 claims
- Omeprazole187 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium177 claims
- Famotidine61 claims
- Linzess57 claims
- Ondansetron Odt50 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 42.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,668.05
101 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Socal Gastroenterology Corp.Los Alamitos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Meannan Chen among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Joe Meannan Chen, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
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- Eugene Pantangco, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201205916780
- Daniel Rodiles, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201497789960
- Joseph Tan, M.D.Paramount, CA 907231629149901
- Conrad Cox, M.D.Lakewood, CA 907121851338941
- Trien Bui, MDHarbor City, CA 907101881742617
Common questions
What is Joe Meannan Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joe Meannan Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700817350, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Meannan Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10861 Cherry Street, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 493-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Meannan Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G70529, 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 Joe Meannan Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Meannan Chen, M.D. had 1,241 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joe Meannan Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 42.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.