NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Liqian Chen, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Houston, TX

Liqian Chen, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1548260011, issued on Jul 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas K8068, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548260011
Name
Liqian Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
K8068 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 355-2666
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(832) 355-6500
Medicaid IDs
036572802 TX
036572801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060113000307); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6720 Bertner St

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

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  2. Lizmarie Andino, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1598999625
  3. James Anton, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1134129992
  4. Anupa Arora, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1629293808
  5. Charles Beers, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1841210762
  6. Darrell Calderon, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1710908504

Verify Liqian Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Liqian Chen among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas

Liqian Chen, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,130 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,130 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melanie Alo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689671240
  2. Dean Andropoulos, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366449779
  3. James Anton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301134129992
  4. Charles Collard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548260151
  5. Camille Colomb, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790782118
  6. John Cooper, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861492324
  7. Noel Giesecke, MDHouston, TX 770301720088263
  8. Nancy Glass, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295734291

Common questions

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

Liqian Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548260011, issued on Jul 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Liqian Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number K8068, 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.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.