Vida Chen
Gastroenterology Physician · Modesto, CA
Vida Chen is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1922480789, issued on Jun 29, 2015. Check the license (California A171345, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vida Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A171345 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1409 E Briggsmore Ave FL 2, Modesto, CA 95355
- Phone
- (209) 572-2736
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712003479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vida Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A171345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
642 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium145 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf78 claims
- Omeprazole51 claims
- Famotidine33 claims
- Spironolactone27 claims
- Furosemide26 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: $163.18
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationModesto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vida Chen among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Vida Chen is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
There are 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California.
All 2,140 in California → Every provider in Modesto → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Safwat Absood, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551932113891
- Pardeep Brar, MD,Modesto, CA 953551538153713
- Jamie Byun, MDModesto, CA 953551306341953
- Richard Fisher, MDModesto, CA 953551295785798
- Ambrish Ghumman, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551093019929
- Raman Khehra, MDModesto, CA 953551548425382
- Navim Mobin, MDModesto, CA 953551134625304
- Gaspar Nazareno, M.D.Modesto, CA 953551326096603
Common questions
What is Vida Chen's NPI number?
Vida Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922480789, issued on Jun 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vida Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1409 E Briggsmore Ave FL 2, Modesto, CA, 95355. Phone: (209) 572-2736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vida Chen's license?
NPPES lists California license number A171345, 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 Vida Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vida Chen had 642 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.