NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Chen

Surgical Physician Assistant · Huntington Beach, CA

Joseph Chen is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1710365705, issued on May 11, 2015. Check the license (California PA52478, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710365705
Name
Joseph Chen
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA52478 CA
52478 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8101 Newman Ave Ste A, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone
(714) 698-8580
Enumerated
May 11, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8101 Newman Ave Ste A

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Verify Joseph Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Chen16
  2. Specialty average304

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: $100.00

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Chen$100.00
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

Joseph Chen among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Joseph Chen is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Latham, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926481891712881
  2. Shien-Lin Saber, PA-CLaguna Beach, CA 926511861566689
  3. Jung Sung, PALaguna Beach, CA 926511205865573
  4. William Fazzalaro, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531912065228
  5. Robbin Gonzales, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531033481809
  6. Darin Johnson, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531235295254
  7. Ryley Rosenthal, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531578219762
  8. Chiara Rundle, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531760012397

Common questions

What is Joseph Chen's NPI number?

Joseph Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710365705, issued on May 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8101 Newman Ave Ste A, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647. Phone: (714) 698-8580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Chen's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA52478, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Chen had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.