Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Oakland, CA
Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1033183934, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (California A82768, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A82768 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 9TH St, Oakland, CA 94607
- Phone
- (510) 350-8741
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2022
- Fax
- (510) 879-6968
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100507000581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,756 Medicare Part D claims for 851 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,041 claims
- Lumigan370 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate339 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl323 claims
- Flurbiprofen Sodium303 claims
- Xiidra217 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $928.85
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Sophia Tzu-Huei 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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- Cynthia Chiu, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091306852629
- Melanie Hom, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091508944562
- Erich Horn, MDOakland, CA 946091932205275
- Ernest Langham, MDOakland, CA 946091659472827
- Soon Lee, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091952394553
Common questions
What is Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033183934, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 9TH St, Oakland, CA, 94607. Phone: (510) 350-8741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A82768, 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 Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D. had 3,756 Medicare Part D claims for 851 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sophia Tzu-Huei Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.