Dr. Christopher Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at Concord Medical Center in Concord, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1356704407, was assigned on April 5, 2016. Dr. Chen graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2016. Dr. Chen holds California license A161407.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Concord Medical Center, at 2540 East St, Concord, CA 94520 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 682-8200.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Concord Medical Center in Concord, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is John Muir Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Chen is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chen is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.

CMS data shows 5,500 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 36 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,652 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $375,527 for them.

CMS counts 1,652 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 644 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chen's median patient age at 68, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 7,581 Medicare Part D claims for 917 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,228 of them, across 67 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,600,126 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,923 claims across 63 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Chen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Chen as offering telehealth. CMS counts 55 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Chen, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 310 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2004 to 2023. 2019 was the busiest year, with 23. The most frequent topics are Stroke, Neuropsychological Tests and Alzheimer Disease. Dr. Chen has published most often in Stroke. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are Charles S. Decarli, MD, Sudha Seshadri, MD and Vijay K. Sharma, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 343 general payments to Dr. Chen from 37 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Biotronik Inc. paid the most, $3,595.

Dr. Chen graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2016.

Dr. Chen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.