Tao Chen, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Mobile, AL
Tao Chen, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1316130743, issued on Aug 20, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 29601, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tao Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 29601 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1557 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
- Phone
- (251) 478-4900
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2023
- Fax
- (251) 470-6221
- Medicaid ID
- 185242 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091009000161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1557 Spring Hill Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tao Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
13,225 Medicare Part D claims for 1,025 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 8,324 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,849 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen2,608 claims
- Gabapentin1,271 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl890 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er619 claims
- Levetiracetam564 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: $630.08
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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.
Tao Chen among 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama
Tao Chen, MD is one of 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% 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 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 2081P2900X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Grant Stone, DOMobile, AL 366081487097127
- Michael Kohrman, M.D.Daphne, AL 365261811044282
- Theodore Kopp, MDMobile, AL 366951437348711
- Gary Keogh, MDPhenix City, AL 368671790779577
- S M Mohar, M.D.Dothan, AL 363011891175626
- Rachelle Janush, D.O.Montgomery, AL 361171780656959
- Odeane Connor, MDGadsden, AL 359011528049558
- Michael Morris, D.O.Gadsden, AL 359011255477311
Common questions
What is Tao Chen, MD's NPI number?
Tao Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316130743, issued on Aug 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tao Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1557 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 478-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tao Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 29601, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tao Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tao Chen, MD had 13,225 Medicare Part D claims for 1,025 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.