NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O.

Infectious Disease Physician · The Woodlands, TX

Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1649591835, issued on Jun 22, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q4067, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649591835
Name
Timothy Joseph Chen
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
Q4067 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 170, The Woodlands, TX 77380
Phone
(281) 444-1303
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 882-8269
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150909001006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
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 1111 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 170

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

  1. Bernadette Brown, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1306380936
  2. Amanda Dixon, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518328582
  3. Sawyer Ricker, MDInfectious Disease Physician1205464096

Verify Timothy Joseph Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

326 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Timothy Chen326
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Daptomycin65 claims
  2. Ceftriaxone52 claims
  3. Ertapenem51 claims
  4. Meropenem34 claims
  5. Micafungin32 claims
  6. Cefepime Hcl19 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): 66.3 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 score28.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $865.55

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Chen$865.55
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Houston Center For Infectious Diseases PAThe Woodlands, TX

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

Timothy Joseph Chen among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas

Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vipul Desai, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801891960969
  2. Solomon Ghide, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801831231661
  3. Nagakrishnal Nachimuthu, M.DShenandoah, TX 773801073892048
  4. Leonardo Palau, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801982701496
  5. Sawyer Ricker, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801205464096
  6. Marcela Campo, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841831390574
  7. Chi Hiong Go, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841063478006
  8. Mona Kapadia, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841932116613

Common questions

What is Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O.'s NPI number?

Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649591835, issued on Jun 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 170, The Woodlands, TX, 77380. Phone: (281) 444-1303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q4067, as entered by the provider. 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.

How much does Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O. had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy Joseph Chen, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.3 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.

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