NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Chen, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Anaheim, CA

Kevin Chen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1497288823, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (California A156959, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497288823
Name
Kevin Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A156959 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1025 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805
Phone
(714) 533-6220
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191224000529); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2017
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 1025 S Anaheim Blvd

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

  1. Albert Aparicio, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336645852
  2. Andrew BooherSocial Worker1912637174
  3. Charles Cheng, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1356384820
  4. Jaime Delgado, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1104878727
  5. Pamela Garcia, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1760423891
  6. Paul Garfield, PHARMDPharmacist1447644141

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  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

176 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kevin Chen176
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin18 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt11 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): 94.6 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 score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaAnaheim, CA

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

Kevin Chen among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Kevin Chen, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2017, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Albert Aparicio, MDAnaheim, CA 928051336645852
  2. Charles Cheng, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928051356384820
  3. Pamela Garcia, D.O.Anaheim, CA 928051760423891
  4. Christopher Libby, MDAnaheim, CA 928051710411459
  5. Javier Rangel, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928051568482891
  6. George Baskevitch, MDAnaheim, CA 928041215993399
  7. Rocky Benoit, MDAnaheim, CA 928041245337609
  8. Jonathan Birnbaum, MDAnaheim, CA 928041265483176

Common questions

What is Kevin Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kevin Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497288823, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1025 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA, 92805. Phone: (714) 533-6220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A156959, 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 Kevin Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Chen, M.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kevin Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.