Richard William Chen, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Reno, NV
Richard William Chen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1962504142, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 9968, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard William Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9968 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 Ryland St Ste 100, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775) 982-5000
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2024
- Fax
- (775) 982-5225
- Medicaid ID
- PENDING NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040521000634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard William Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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 2 group practices
- Community Care Services LLCFernley, NV
- Hometown Health Management CompanyReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard William Chen among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Richard William Chen, MD is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Reno
They are 211 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Richard William Chen, MD's NPI number?
Richard William Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962504142, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard William Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 Ryland St Ste 100, Reno, NV, 89502. Phone: (775) 982-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard William Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 9968, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard William Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard William Chen, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.