Leon Chen, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Leon Chen, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1255745915, issued on Jun 19, 2014. Check the license (Texas S1371, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License numbers
- S1371 TX
BP10049140 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6655 Travis St Ste 650, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (469) 387-8060
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200122000013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leon Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
1,266 Medicare Part D claims for 831 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin911 claims
- Cephalexin220 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine38 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate26 claims
- Dicloxacillin Sodium17 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $82.92
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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
- Oliver Street 5.01(A) IncHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leon Chen among 122 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Texas
Leon Chen, M.D. is one of 122 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 112 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 122 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 122 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suzanne Alkul, MDHouston, TX 770301245723543
- Jeffrey Li, MDHouston, TX 770301982281226
- Deborah Macfarlane, M.D.Houston, TX 770301700820859
- Jodi Markus, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184716102
- Erik Petersen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301043621048
- Jennifer Ranario, MD, MBA.Houston, TX 770301730490400
- Ikue Shimizu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194927368
- Valencia Thomas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861424129
Common questions
What is Leon Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leon Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255745915, issued on Jun 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6655 Travis St Ste 650, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (469) 387-8060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1371, 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 Leon Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon Chen, M.D. had 1,266 Medicare Part D claims for 831 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leon Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.