NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Weihan Chen, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Weihan Chen, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1447788179, issued on May 25, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.42714, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447788179
Name
Weihan Chen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
MD.42714 AL
4301502057 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
Phone
(205) 934-4011
Enumerated
May 25, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250606001368); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2017
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 619 19TH St S

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

  1. Basma Abdulhadi, M.DEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1083063838
  2. Peter AbrahamSurgery Physician1316302060
  3. Bentley AdamsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1831733666
  4. Oyedele Adeyi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1376008755
  5. Gaurav Agarwal, M.D.Nephrology Physician1649293382
  6. Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1306093588

Verify Weihan Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Weihan Chen26
  2. Specialty average3,078

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: $3,122.88

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Weihan Chen$3,122.88
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL

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

Weihan Chen among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama

Weihan Chen, MD is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mustafa Ahmed, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491306093588
  2. Todd Brown, MDBirmingham, AL 352491821201617
  3. Alan Gertler, MDBirmingham, AL 352491548211618
  4. Saji Jacob, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491275537169
  5. Joonseok Kim, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491316233539
  6. Robert Sorabella, MDBirmingham, AL 352491376867093
  7. Leon Cannizzaro, MDBirmingham, AL 352431356585228
  8. James Cavender, MDBirmingham, AL 352431447249917

Common questions

What is Weihan Chen, MD's NPI number?

Weihan Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447788179, issued on May 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Weihan Chen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Weihan Chen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.42714, 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 Weihan Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Weihan Chen, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.