NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Weip Chen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Redondo Beach, CA

Weip Chen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1295754281, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California A89657, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1295754281
Name
Weip Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A89657 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 N Prospect Ave Ste 103, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone
(310) 376-8816
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 374-2806
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071113000161); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2003
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 520 N Prospect Ave Ste 103

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

  1. Joshua ChouFamily Medicine Physician1922528942
  2. Julie Delilly, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1790890408
  3. Gabriele Engelhardt, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992810634
  4. Grace Hwang, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508971243
  5. Seema Johnston, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215378245
  6. Alison Kole, DOFamily Medicine Physician1821457250

Verify Weip Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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 internal medicine physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Weip Chen28
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Medical InstituteTorrance, CA

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

Weip Chen among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Weip Chen, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Redondo Beach

They are 28 of the 1,513 NPPES records with a practice address in Redondo Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Alexander, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771265595136
  2. John Armato, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771447263926
  3. Julie Delilly, M.DRedondo Beach, CA 902771790890408
  4. Gabriele Engelhardt, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771992810634
  5. Diane Ferguson, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771447294384
  6. Brian Gee, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771962585828
  7. John Johnson, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771194786764
  8. Peter Kaneshige, M.D.Redondo Beach, CA 902771508972910

Common questions

What is Weip Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Weip Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295754281, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Weip Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 N Prospect Ave Ste 103, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 376-8816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Weip Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A89657, 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 Weip Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Weip Chen, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.