NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Yokai Chen, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Kevin Yokai Chen, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1053948331, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (California 20A20556, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053948331
Name
Kevin Yokai Chen
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
20A20556 CA
12403626-1204 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 497-8000
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 725 Welch RD

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

  1. Shayda Abadi, NPNurse Practitioner1316745540
  2. Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
  3. Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
  4. Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
  5. Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
  6. Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235

Verify Kevin Yokai 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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Industry payments in 2024: $290.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kevin Chen$290.24
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kevin Yokai Chen among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Kevin Yokai Chen, DO is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

112 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 112 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francisco Alvarez, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041174525612
  2. Aurelia Balan, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041912950510
  3. Kathleen Boyd, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041588600746
  4. Lauren Destino, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041538245410
  5. Christophe Gimmler, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041679696637
  6. Sarah Hilgenberg, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041457541393
  7. Siobhan Hopkins, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041679678288
  8. Joseph Kim, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041487742946

Common questions

What is Kevin Yokai Chen, DO's NPI number?

Kevin Yokai Chen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053948331, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Yokai Chen, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 497-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Yokai Chen, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A20556, 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.

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.

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