Zhi Cheng Chen, MD
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Zhi Cheng Chen, MD is a sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1497215495, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA12243000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zhi Cheng Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081S0010X
- License number
- 25MA12243000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 223 N Van Dien Ave FL Bergen2, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 612-4857
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Fax
- (201) 857-5977
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240816000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Zhi Cheng Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA12243000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 410 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $36.42
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 237 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,359.24 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
- Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 39 sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New Jersey.
Other sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New Jersey
- Christine AbbotWaldwick, NJ1437040698
- Shelsea Araujo, MPA, LAT, ATCMontclair, NJ1760366413
- Ashwin Babu, MDNewark, NJ1497044770
- Yasmine BaglieriPaterson, NJ1912674052
- Shanice Bancroft, PTANewark, NJ1437819851
- Jose Campos, MDPompton Plains, NJ1801057997
- Alexis Castanheira, OTR/LMorristown, NJ1326985805
- Ryan Channick, M.D.Egg Harbor Township, NJ1578822730
- Chris Cherian, M.D.Paramus, NJ1285014159
- Frank Colarusso, D.O.Hamilton, NJ1558314047
Common questions
What is Zhi Cheng Chen, MD's NPI number?
Zhi Cheng Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497215495, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zhi Cheng Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 223 N Van Dien Ave FL Bergen2, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 612-4857. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zhi Cheng Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA12243000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zhi Cheng Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zhi Cheng Chen, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 406. 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.