Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Carlsbad, CA
Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1760486419, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (California A65156, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Hong-Dze Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A65156 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA 92009
- Phone
- (760) 930-9696
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 930-9696
- Medicaid ID
- 9170433 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040120001083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1905 Calle Barcelona
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Alexander, M.D.General Practice Physician1609815091
- Oliver Chen, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1245332089
Verify Paul Hong-Dze Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,325 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine344 claims
- Ofloxacin266 claims
- Latanoprost167 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth159 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate50 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol42 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,468.97
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North County Laser Eye Associates, ApcCarlsbad, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Hong-Dze Chen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Carlsbad → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Spellman, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920091265484018
- Hasan Ergin, MDCarlsbad, CA 920081437652278
- Bill Bell, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111194913988
- Michael Tracy, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111124229380
- Jean-Paul Abboud, M.D., PH.D.Del Mar, CA 920141760776728
- Don Ellis, MDDel Mar, CA 920141720609878
- John Zack, M.D.Del Mar, CA 920141629046347
- Frank KohlEl Cajon, CA 920191649692914
Common questions
What is Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760486419, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA, 92009. Phone: (760) 930-9696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A65156, 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 Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D. had 1,325 Medicare Part D claims for 380 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Hong-Dze Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.