Lauren Chen, MD
Dermatology Physician · Pearland, TX
Lauren Chen, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Pearland, Texas, and NPI 1841879343, issued on Apr 3, 2021. Check the license (Texas V7844, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- V7844 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2515 Business Center Dr, Pearland, TX 77584
- Phone
- (713) 442-7200
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250905000246); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V7844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole28 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide26 claims
- Mometasone Furoate16 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate11 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: $2,442.60
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCPearland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Chen among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Lauren Chen, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tran CaoPearland, TX 775841245853761
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- Kory Lee, MDPearland, TX 775841861996738
- Rana Mays, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841801083431
- Kimberly Mullinax, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841720291800
- Sonoa Au, M.D.League City, TX 775731720374507
- Narin Apisarnthanarax, M.D.Webster, TX 775981669506663
- Janice Chang, M.D.Webster, TX 775981659373579
Common questions
What is Lauren Chen, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841879343, issued on Apr 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2515 Business Center Dr, Pearland, TX, 77584. Phone: (713) 442-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V7844, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Chen, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.