Lu Chen, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Lu Chen, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1679935050, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (California A202434, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lu Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- A202434 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18111 Brookhurst St Ste 5100, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 546-2238
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Fax
- (714) 434-8145
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250613002442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- 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 ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202434Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $26,008.15
214 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 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
- California Heart AssociatesFountain Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lu Chen among 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California
Lu Chen, MD is one of 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in California. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 261 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in California
There are 304 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in California.
All 304 in California → Every provider in Fountain Valley → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nikhil Warrier, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081538486675
- Annahita Sarcon, MDSanta Ana, CA 927051265745848
- Aseem Desai, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911609852888
- Lynne Hung, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911326004748
- Jay Tiongson, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911609082312
- Rajesh Banker, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631043425036
- Mahnaz Behboodikhah, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631225061591
- Michael Panutich, M.DNewport Beach, CA 926631245421445
Common questions
What is Lu Chen, MD's NPI number?
Lu Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679935050, issued on Mar 24, 2016. 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 18111 Brookhurst St Ste 5100, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 546-2238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lu Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202434, 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.
What is Lu Chen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.