Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH
Neurological Surgery Physician · Sacramento, CA
Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1114284478, issued on Apr 11, 2012. Check the license (California A126433, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yi-Ren Chen
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A126433 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3939 J St Ste 250, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 733-3401
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 733-3410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190820002734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yi-Ren Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A126433Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 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): 96.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,078.97
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zavation Medical Products, LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yi-Ren Chen among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cully Cobb, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191770502163
- Jennifer Jennings, MDSacramento, CA 958191942449244
- John Yen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191255350658
- Christine Boudreau, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171497949838
- Julius Ebinu, M.D., PH.DSacramento, CA 958171225423957
- Michael Edwards, MDSacramento, CA 958171619051034
- Clayton Gerndt, MDSacramento, CA 958171982100772
- Fady Girgis, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171972999712
Common questions
What is Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114284478, issued on Apr 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3939 J St Ste 250, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 733-3401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A126433, 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 Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yi-Ren Chen, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.