Peter Y. Chen, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tacoma, WA
Peter Y. Chen, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1487638334, issued on Dec 5, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00043318, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Y. Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD00043318 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 South Cedar, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 572-7320
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 627-3191
- Medicaid ID
- 8383713 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040421000838); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Y. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00043318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
18,255 Medicare Part D claims for 2,256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,967 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate1,731 claims
- Eliquis1,212 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er986 claims
- Lisinopril918 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate901 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemCovington, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Y. Chen among 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington
Peter Y. Chen, MD is one of 512 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington.
All 512 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Olaf Hedrich, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051720049745
- Melvin Henry, MDTacoma, WA 984051851376099
- Uma Krishnan, MDTacoma, WA 984051083698369
- Eugene Lapin, MDTacoma, WA 984051710961925
- Tobias Lee, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051801878731
- Val Lev, MDTacoma, WA 984051144220252
- Vinay Malhotra, MDTacoma, WA 984051144204355
- Shaun Miller, MDTacoma, WA 984051982683280
Common questions
What is Peter Y. Chen, MD's NPI number?
Peter Y. Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487638334, issued on Dec 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Y. Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 South Cedar, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 572-7320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Y. Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00043318, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter Y. Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Y. Chen, MD had 18,255 Medicare Part D claims for 2,256 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.