Kenneth C. Chern, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Burlingame, CA
Kenneth C. Chern, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Burlingame, California, and NPI 1790880078, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (California G82279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth C. Chern
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G82279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 EL Camino Real Ste 225, Burlingame, CA 94010
- Phone
- (650) 697-3200
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 697-3203
- Medicaid ID
- 00G822790 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051101001225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1720 EL Camino Real Ste 225
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alden BahrOphthalmology Physician1104356120
- Mary Ellen Bailey, O.D.Optometrist1033263058
- Edward Koo, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1649376823
Verify Kenneth C. Chern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G82279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,036 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate205 claims
- Latanoprost174 claims
- Timolol Maleate129 claims
- Ofloxacin76 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine70 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth46 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $71.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Peninsula Ophthalmology Group IncBurlingame, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth C. Chern among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Kenneth C. Chern, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Burlingame → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rupali Apte, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101669508313
- Alden BahrBurlingame, CA 940101104356120
- Kim Cooper, MDBurlingame, CA 940101558381905
- Robert Elliston, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101386647824
- Bruce Kirschner, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101972699015
- Edward Koo, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101649376823
- Beverley Morgan, M.D.Burlingame, CA 940101447280870
- Paul Holland, MDDaly City, CA 940141447462726
Common questions
What is Kenneth C. Chern, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth C. Chern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790880078, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth C. Chern, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 EL Camino Real Ste 225, Burlingame, CA, 94010. Phone: (650) 697-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth C. Chern, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G82279, 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 Kenneth C. Chern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth C. Chern, M.D. had 1,036 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth C. Chern, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.