Terence Ling Chen, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Terence Ling Chen, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1720180946, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (California G71608, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Terence Ling Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- G71608 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 122 LA Casa Via Ste 222, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 937-0404
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Fax
- (925) 937-1340
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081013000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Terence Ling Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G71608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Gabapentin53 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 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): 80.4 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: $1,251.57
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Diablo Neurosurgical Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Terence Ling Chen among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Terence Ling Chen, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Geoffrey Adey, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981447362520
- Jason Cheng, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981912229881
- George Counelis, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981437261534
- Brandon McCutcheon, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981093195380
- Maxwell Merkow, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981194951723
- Benjamin Yim, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981598176604
- Daniel Chang, MDOakland, CA 946021427547702
- Liesl Close, MDOakland, CA 946021578827499
Common questions
What is Terence Ling Chen, MD's NPI number?
Terence Ling Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720180946, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Terence Ling Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 122 LA Casa Via Ste 222, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 937-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Terence Ling Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G71608, 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 Terence Ling Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Terence Ling Chen, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Terence Ling Chen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.4 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.