NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD

Neurology Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1598926255, issued on Jun 24, 2008. Check the license (California A98624, 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
1598926255
Name
Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
A98624 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
710 Westwood Plz RM 1-240, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone
(310) 825-6681
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000920); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 710 Westwood Plz RM 1-240

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

  1. Nasheed Jamal, M.D.Neurology Physician1003130105
  2. Sarah KangNeurology Physician1003472291
  3. Maggie Kanin, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1457810756

Verify Leo Lieh-Kuo 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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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leo Chen1,014
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam176 claims
  2. Lamotrigine94 claims
  3. Clonazepam86 claims
  4. Lacosamide73 claims
  5. Clobazam67 claims
  6. Carbamazepine Er39 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: $3,014.51

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuropace, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leo Chen$3,014.51
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
  2. Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA

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

Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen among 2,339 neurology physician records in California

Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD is one of 2,339 neurology 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 2008, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Alexander, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951154371334
  2. Robert Baloh, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951801811252
  3. Ronnie Bergen, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951750353488
  4. Timothy Cloughesy, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951154356053
  5. Robert Collins, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951871518233
  6. Jeffrey Cummings, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951457376329
  7. Dawn Eliashiv, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900951144286162
  8. Neeta Garg, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951649242728

Common questions

What is Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD's NPI number?

Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598926255, issued on Jun 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Westwood Plz RM 1-240, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-6681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A98624, 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 Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leo Lieh-Kuo Chen, MD had 1,014 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.