Nita Chen, MD
Neurology Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Nita Chen, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1881126258, issued on Apr 3, 2017. Check the license (California 9162632382, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nita Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 9162632382 CA
ME150832 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Newport Center Dr Ste 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 478-3305
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Fax
- (475) 277-4971
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230912001295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 280 Newport Center Dr Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nita Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 9162632382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
425 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa86 claims
- Rytary30 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Sertraline Hcl21 claims
- Primidone19 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.2 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: $665.27
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Andrew Nguyen DO A Professional Medical CorporationNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nita Chen among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Nita Chen, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nita Chen, MD's NPI number?
Nita Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881126258, issued on Apr 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nita Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Newport Center Dr Ste 110, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 478-3305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nita Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 9162632382, 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.
How much does Nita Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nita Chen, MD had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nita Chen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.