Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ying-Chou Chen, O.D.

Optometrist · Gainesville, VA

Ying-Chou Chen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gainesville, Virginia, and NPI 1447483490, issued on Aug 25, 2009. Check the license (Virginia 0618001877, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1447483490
Name
Ying-Chou Chen
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
0618001877 VA
OPC 4431 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13301 Gateway Center Dr, Gainesville, VA 20155
Phone
(703) 754-3179
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 13301 Gateway Center Dr

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

  1. Brooksye Athauda, R.PH.Pharmacist1639465008
  2. Mehari Birehane, PHARMDPharmacist1639910136
  3. Manisha GautamPharmacy Technician1982094488
  4. Janelle Hall, CST, CPHTPharmacy Technician1306237888
  5. Salam KamonaPharmacist1538532114
  6. Lisa Lee, CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376640763

Verify Ying-Chou Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $116.62

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ying-Chou Chen$116.62
  2. Specialty average$749.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Jimmy Chen, OD, Inc.Gainesville, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

6 optometrist records list a Gainesville practice address

They are 6 of the 546 NPPES records with a Gainesville practice address, and 1,422 optometrist records in Virginia.

Other optometrist records in Virginia

  1. Farzana Abdul-Ali, ODMiddleburg, VA1972271708
  2. Meklit Abebe, O.DSterling, VA1538544457
  3. Lisa Abraham, ODAshburn, VA1477897346
  4. Mark Abraham, ODFalls Church, VA1508829656
  5. Robert Acquadro, O.D.Fredericksburg, VA1790819308
  6. Edwin Adair, ODClifton, VA1891905253
  7. Ender Adam, O.D.Springfield, VA1235193806
  8. Erdal Adam, ODFishersville, VA1861473050
  9. Dora Adamopoulos, O.D.Alexandria, VA1588641583
  10. Kevin Ader, ODLynchburg, VA1649708314

Common questions

What is Ying-Chou Chen, O.D.'s NPI number?

Ying-Chou Chen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447483490, issued on Aug 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ying-Chou Chen, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13301 Gateway Center Dr, Gainesville, VA, 20155. Phone: (703) 754-3179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ying-Chou Chen, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618001877, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.