Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Sandy, UT
Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Sandy, Utah, and NPI 1487711123, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Utah 6646778-1204, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ming-Chi Chen
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License numbers
- 6646778-1204 UT
8931 CA
DO1390 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11333 S 1000 E, Sandy, UT 84094
- Phone
- (801) 462-2205
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1487711123 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071015000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Western University Of Health Sciences College Of Dental Med, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11333 S 1000 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Ming-Chi Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 6646778-1204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
3,544 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,860 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl597 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen371 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen303 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er237 claims
- Gabapentin200 claims
- Methocarbamol134 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): 0 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: $1,095.55
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Alta Pain Physicians PLLCSandy, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ming-Chi Chen among 20 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Utah
Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O. is one of 20 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Utah. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Utah
There are 20 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Utah.
All 20 in Utah → Every provider in Sandy → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Qamar Khan, DOSouth Jordan, UT 840951407026420
- Jason Beckstrand, DOWest Jordan, UT 840881972000222
- Michael Jaffe, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841021730119801
- Richard Blackham, M.D.Murray, UT 841071043470990
- Joshua Minori, DOMurray, UT 841071942560479
- Charles Bova, M.D.West Valley City, UT 841201013071885
- Austin Albright, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841211194144329
- Nicholas Daley, D.O.Salt Lake City, UT 841211346668613
Common questions
What is Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O.'s NPI number?
Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487711123, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11333 S 1000 E, Sandy, UT, 84094. Phone: (801) 462-2205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 6646778-1204, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O. had 3,544 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Ming-Chi Chen, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.