Lu Chen, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Taunton, MA
Lu Chen, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Taunton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1962063206, issued on Jun 26, 2019. Check the license (Massachusetts 1021951, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lu Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 1021951 MA
ME154781 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 88 Washington St, Taunton, MA 02780
- Phone
- (508) 828-7000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250212003143); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lu Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1021951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
657 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir34 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Prednisone23 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: $18.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Lifespan Physician Group OF Massachusetts IncTaunton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lu Chen among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Lu Chen, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Taunton
They are 24 of the 1,573 NPPES records with a practice address in Taunton, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Lu Chen, MD's NPI number?
Lu Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962063206, issued on Jun 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lu Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 88 Washington St, Taunton, MA, 02780. Phone: (508) 828-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lu Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1021951, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lu Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lu Chen, MD had 657 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.