Stephen Russell Chen, M.D.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Houston, TX
Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. is a vascular & interventional radiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396798500, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas M5098, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Russell Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 2085R0204X
- License numbers
- M5098 TX
01056284A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 187044618 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070627000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Russell Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M5098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular & interventional radiology physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 75 among the 1,444 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,800.35
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Balt USA, LLC. The 3,457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,206.73 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Russell Chen among 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas
Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. is one of 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 94% 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, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 284 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0204X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 324 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Texas.
All 324 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular & interventional radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Judy Ahrar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301750310595
- Kamran Ahrar, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538255286
- Rony Avritscher, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124004718
- Jonathan Gross, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194920751
- Marshall Hicks, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255431482
- Steven Huang, MDHouston, TX 770301659546232
- Joshua Kuban, MD, MMSHouston, TX 770301639310550
- Armeen Mahvash, MDHouston, TX 770301124031422
Common questions
What is Stephen Russell Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Russell Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396798500, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Russell Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M5098, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among vascular & interventional radiology physician prescribers was 75. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Russell Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.