Sarah D. Chen, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, SC
Sarah D. Chen, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1386269710, issued on Jun 11, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina LL84454, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah D. Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- LL84454 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-3072
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 792-4523
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah D. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL84454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,359.07
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Sarah D. Chen among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina
Sarah D. Chen, MD is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.
All 97 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ngoc-Quynh Chu, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251457770786
- Kathryn Engelhardt, MDCharleston, SC 294251497199558
- Lloyd Felmly, MDCharleston, SC 294251790166338
- Barry Gibney, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251093933467
- Zubair Hashmi, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251366732646
- Oliver Jawitz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251396108064
- Marc Katz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251891715215
- Minoo Kavarana, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251992779128
Common questions
What is Sarah D. Chen, MD's NPI number?
Sarah D. Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386269710, issued on Jun 11, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah D. Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-3072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah D. Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL84454, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah D. Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah D. Chen, MD had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.