NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1649358813, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California A97140, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649358813
Name
Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A97140 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8605 Camino Media, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone
(661) 664-1682
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 664-7304
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071019000349); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 8605 Camino Media

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

  1. Randy Beemer, DDSPediatric Dentistry1982779476
  2. Andrew Dreyer, D.D.S.Periodontics1427279082
  3. Thomas Gordon, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1114092699
  4. Mark Katz, DMDPeriodontics1558305599
  5. Robert McCracken, D.D.S.Dentist1427236280
  6. Ramon Neufeld, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1720156797

Verify Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A97140
    Check 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
Open the California license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,486 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Chen4,486
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium168 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium162 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium137 claims
  5. Lisinopril120 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate108 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): 96.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $864.24

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Chen$864.24
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Premier Family Health Care, A Professional CorporationBakersfield, CA

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

Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 209 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Afif Elias, MDBakersfield, CA 933111558346346
  2. Chris Fadeff, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111255400313
  3. Ashokkumar Ghadia, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111124049234
  4. Nurun Khandaker, MDBakersfield, CA 933111578597332
  5. Hemmal Kothary, MDBakersfield, CA 933111134217813
  6. Calvin Kubo, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111942221049
  7. Jasmine Moini, MDBakersfield, CA 933111982799771
  8. Gary Morasca, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933111245341767

Common questions

What is Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649358813, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8605 Camino Media, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 664-1682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A97140, 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 Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D. had 4,486 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steven Yu-Hsuen Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.