Liwu Chen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Elmhurst, NY
Liwu Chen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, New York, and NPI 1225261530, issued on Sep 2, 2009. Check the license (New York 258684, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Liwu Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 258684 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4277 Hampton St Apt 1, Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Phone
- (718) 606-9971
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2024
- Fax
- (718) 606-9972
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140829001959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Liwu Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 258684Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,652 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost290 claims
- Azelastine Hcl238 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate230 claims
- Erythromycin162 claims
- Ofloxacin151 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine139 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: $29.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Liwu Chen among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Liwu Chen, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2009, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Elmhurst → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Malvika Arya, MDElmhurst, NY 113731659935096
- Alice Ballesteros Gomez, O.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731578662136
- Robert Fischer, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731952400525
- Cono Grasso, MDElmhurst, NY 113731609808393
- Young Hahn, MDElmhurst, NY 113731396786372
- Jonathan Kruh, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731801191184
- Ronni Lieberman, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731801994637
- Theodore Lyu, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731760704803
Common questions
What is Liwu Chen, MD's NPI number?
Liwu Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225261530, issued on Sep 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Liwu Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4277 Hampton St Apt 1, Elmhurst, NY, 11373. Phone: (718) 606-9971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Liwu Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 258684, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Liwu Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Liwu Chen, MD had 1,652 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.