Shan Shan Chen, MD
Nephrology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Shan Shan Chen, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1487945507, issued on Apr 23, 2011. Check the license (California C175294, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shan Shan Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- C175294 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3501 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (833) 574-2273
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220223002651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3501 Stockdale Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shan Shan Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C175294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er244 claims
- Losartan Potassium240 claims
- Lisinopril228 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl194 claims
- Potassium Chloride171 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate168 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: $60.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Outset Medical Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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- Lama Abdelnour, MDLos Angeles, CA1477817542
- Amir Abdi Pour, MDLoma Linda, CA1912187477
- Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA1598078784
- Graham Abra, M.D.Stanford, CA1760644678
- Sreedhar Adapa, M.D.Visalia, CA1881997872
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Common questions
What is Shan Shan Chen, MD's NPI number?
Shan Shan Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487945507, issued on Apr 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shan Shan Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (833) 574-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shan Shan Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C175294, 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 Shan Shan Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shan Shan Chen, MD had 2,685 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.