Teresa Chen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Irvine, CA
Teresa Chen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1679034367, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (California A179524, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A179524 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA 92617
- Phone
- (949) 824-2020
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 850 Health Sciences RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Teresa Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
615 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin429 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52 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: $149.42
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaOrange, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Teresa Chen, MD's NPI number?
Teresa Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679034367, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA, 92617. Phone: (949) 824-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179524, 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 Teresa Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Chen, MD had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.