NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Ifan Chen, MD

Surgery Physician · Fort Sam Houston, TX

Steve Ifan Chen, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and NPI 1891988721, issued on Aug 23, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891988721
Name
Steve Ifan Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
DR.0059365 CO
01061269A IN
25299 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Phone
(210) 539-9582
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230327001351); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2003
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 3551 Roger Brooke Dr

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

  1. Adrianna Adams, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275265456
  2. John AdamsGeneral Practice Physician1134754898
  3. Jordan Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1336876598
  4. Oluwole Afuape, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1033593561
  5. Pierre Monverdy Agnant, MD, MPH, MBA, MACCInternal Medicine Physician1669868568
  6. Della Agquiz, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1700538741

Verify Steve Ifan Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,044.28

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steve Chen$3,044.28
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX

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

Steve Ifan Chen among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Steve Ifan Chen, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 surgery physician records list a practice address in Fort Sam Houston

They are 34 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Sam Houston, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Albrecht, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341245209774
  2. Johnny Alvarez, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341386634558
  3. Anthony Braswell, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782341528035482
  4. Shaun Brown, D.O.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341730388976
  5. Jason Compton, D.O.Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341205988052
  6. Brian Layton, DOSan Antonio, TX 782341760536858
  7. David Lidwell, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341528002227
  8. Jonathan Lundy, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341841344678

Common questions

What is Steve Ifan Chen, MD's NPI number?

Steve Ifan Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891988721, issued on Aug 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Ifan Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX, 78234. Phone: (210) 539-9582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Ifan Chen, MD's license?

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.

What is Steve Ifan Chen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.