Katherine Chen
Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Katherine Chen is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1780927491, issued on Apr 1, 2013. Check the license (California CA13655, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- CA13655 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1190
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161013002392); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license CA13655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium144 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium53 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide52 claims
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $171.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Chen among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Katherine Chen is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Chen's NPI number?
Katherine Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780927491, issued on Apr 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Chen's license?
NPPES lists California license number CA13655, 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 Katherine Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Chen had 1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.