NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen P. Chen, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Monterey Park, CA

Stephen P. Chen, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Monterey Park, California, and NPI 1205821477, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (California A71696, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205821477
Name
Stephen P. Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
A71696 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 N Garfield Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone
(626) 280-4393
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(626) 280-5379
Medicaid ID
00A716960 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040706000617); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 N Garfield Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Charles Chan, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1326105743
  2. Dennis Chan, M. D.Gastroenterology Physician1053343434
  3. Suisun Chan, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1801815527
  4. Tsang-Hung Chang, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1801857859
  5. Edward Chen, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1164463345
  6. Jeffrey Chen, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1801120191

Verify Stephen P. Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

7,661 Medicare Part D claims for 534 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Chen7,661
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium621 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta563 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa465 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate388 claims
  5. Roflumilast339 claims
  6. Anoro Ellipta258 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: $59,271.16

130 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Chen$59,271
  2. Specialty average$2,959

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

  1. Prestige Pulmonary Consultants IncMonterey Park, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen P. Chen among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Stephen P. Chen, MD is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Chang, MDMonterey Park, CA 917541003236688
  2. Jeffrey Chen, D.O.Monterey Park, CA 917541801120191
  3. Than Kyaw, M.DMonterey Park, CA 917541659642767
  4. Jeng-Jong Liao, MDMonterey Park, CA 917541851442057
  5. Steve Tseng, D.O.Monterey Park, CA 917541316357841
  6. Owais Zaidi, MDPomona, CA 917671588825095
  7. Joseph Hourany, MDPomona, CA 917691720163728
  8. Bruce Corigliano, MDBaldwin Park, CA 917061285705251

Common questions

What is Stephen P. Chen, MD's NPI number?

Stephen P. Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205821477, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen P. Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 N Garfield Ave, Monterey Park, CA, 91754. Phone: (626) 280-4393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen P. Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A71696, 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 Stephen P. Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen P. Chen, MD had 7,661 Medicare Part D claims for 534 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.