Ying Chen, M.D.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Ying Chen, M.D. is an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1689038531, issued on Apr 7, 2016. Check the license (Texas T7514, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ying Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 207WX0200X
- License numbers
- T7514 TX
ME146228 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St Ste 1800, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (908) 239-0592
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 1689038531 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220801001640); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1800
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ying Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T7514Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 544 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth82 claims
- Erythromycin43 claims
- Moxifloxacin19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 332 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,302.89 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ying Chen among 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas
Ying Chen, M.D. is one of 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 34 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 40 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas.
All 40 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy McCulley, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124044979
- George Villatoro, MDHouston, TX 770301306473541
- Eric Hamill, M.D.Houston, TX 770051871905463
- Jenell Jackson, M.D.Houston, TX 770981407290950
- Charles Soparkar, M.D., PH.DHouston, TX 770981659464550
- Rohan Verma, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841619362548
- Brian Wong, MDGalveston, TX 775551417017104
- Alexis Mancini, M.D.Temple, TX 765041861810681
Common questions
What is Ying Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ying Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689038531, issued on Apr 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ying Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1800, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (908) 239-0592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ying Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T7514, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ying Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ying Chen, M.D. had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ying Chen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.