NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Chen

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Kevin Chen is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1982862918, issued on May 27, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036-134831, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1982862918
Name
Kevin Chen
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
036-134831 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2923 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Phone
(773) 777-9900
Enumerated
May 27, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2024
Fax
(773) 777-5927
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140911001655); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2008
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 2923 N California Ave

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

  1. Jeffrey AckermanOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1861621351
  2. Nipun Atri, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1134417553
  3. Wahab Brobbey, MDInfectious Disease Physician1104812528
  4. Joseph D'Silva, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1871547224
  5. Theodore Fisher, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1043235781
  6. David Garelick, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1811980618

Verify Kevin Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Chen72
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $156.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kevin Chen$156.54
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, LLCBannockburn, IL

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

Kevin Chen among 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois

Kevin Chen is one of 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 106 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Jablon, MDChicago, IL 606181982658084
  2. Boonmee ChunprapaphChicago, IL 606121336151760
  3. Mark Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952380669
  4. Matthew Doscher, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121194012781
  5. John Fernandez, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121245219963
  6. Xavier Simcock, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121679700116
  7. David Kalainov, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111477526408
  8. Daniel Nagle, MDChicago, IL 606111306808365

Common questions

What is Kevin Chen's NPI number?

Kevin Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982862918, issued on May 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2923 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618. Phone: (773) 777-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Chen's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-134831, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kevin Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Chen had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kevin Chen's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.