Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D.
Specialist · Ocean Springs, MS
Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and NPI 1639110737, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15921, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yen Chou Joe Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 15921 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- #4 Doctors Dr, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
- Phone
- (228) 818-0053
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 818-0110
- Medicaid ID
- 00119717 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111031000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yen Chou Joe Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 15921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists, LLCVancleave, MS
- Sun Coast Pain Management, P.A.Biloxi, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yen Chou Joe Chen among 220 specialist records in Mississippi
Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D. is one of 220 specialist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 36% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 89% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Mississippi
There are 220 specialist records in Mississippi.
All 220 in Mississippi → Every provider in Ocean Springs → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donna NealOcean Springs, MS 395641306386784
- Jeffrey Sauls, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641184652745
- Raymond Weiss, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641598715393
- Charles Wilson, M.D.Ocean Springs, MS 395641558311431
- Philomena Broussard, DPT, MPHA, BSPTPascagoula, MS 395671407923998
- Felicia Morris, OMTPass Christian, MS 395711932650140
- Okechukwu Ekenna, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395811578678868
- Celeste Gardner, P.T.Biloxi, MS 395321396073110
Common questions
What is Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639110737, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at #4 Doctors Dr, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564. Phone: (228) 818-0053. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15921, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D. had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yen Chou Joe Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.
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.