Karen Chen, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Houston, TX
Karen Chen, M.D. is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1326132259, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas K4393, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
- License number
- K4393 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 117127401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 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: $24.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,001.81 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Chen among 54 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas
Karen Chen, M.D. is one of 54 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 40 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 54 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Allen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124069661
- Gregory Botz, M.D.Houston, TX 770301174551378
- Diego De Villalobos, M.D.Houston, TX 770301770672396
- Thomas Feeley, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578661823
- Navneet Grewal, MDHouston, TX 770301508928573
- Spencer Kee, M.D.Houston, TX 770301902907926
- Faisal Masud, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023054525
- Marissa Mery, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831363217
Common questions
What is Karen Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326132259, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4393, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Karen Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.