NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin Alexander Chen, MD

Nephrology Physician · Pasadena, CA

Justin Alexander Chen, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1447526066, issued on Mar 28, 2012. Check the license (California 127264, as entered in NPPES) 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
1447526066
Name
Justin Alexander Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
127264 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 405, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone
(626) 352-0010
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 226-3520
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170927004570); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 301 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 405

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

  1. Dolores Figueroa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033287701
  2. Jennifer Kahau-Segovia, FNPNurse Practitioner1629608906
  3. Ilian Marquez, M.D.Nephrology Physician1710019906
  4. Nalini Mattai, MDGeneral Practice Physician1982803052
  5. Elana Sheldon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790708915
  6. Ashok Sunder Raj, M.D.Nephrology Physician1093744070

Verify Justin Alexander 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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

912 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Justin Chen912
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium82 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
  3. Carvedilol50 claims
  4. Prosol50 claims
  5. Furosemide49 claims
  6. Allopurinol36 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): 44.2 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 score54.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%41.7
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sevag Balikian, M.D., A Professional CorporationPasadena, CA

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

Justin Alexander Chen among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Justin Alexander Chen, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syeda Ali, MDPasadena, CA 911051528051984
  2. Allen ChaoPasadena, CA 911051952765034
  3. Muhammad Iqbal, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051578515896
  4. Matthew Kim, DOPasadena, CA 911051700319837
  5. Michael Linsey, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051841215217
  6. Ilian Marquez, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051710019906
  7. Ann Moore, MDPasadena, CA 911051750506630
  8. Ashok Sunder Raj, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051093744070

Common questions

What is Justin Alexander Chen, MD's NPI number?

Justin Alexander Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447526066, issued on Mar 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin Alexander Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 405, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (626) 352-0010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin Alexander Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 127264, 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 Justin Alexander Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin Alexander Chen, MD had 912 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Justin Alexander Chen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 44.2 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.