Dr. David A. Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1306160759, was assigned on March 15, 2010. Dr. Chen graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Chen's New York license number on file is 256301.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, at 350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 655-4000.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | Alta Bates Campus. The medical group on file is LifeLong Medical Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Chen is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 2 states: New York and California.

CMS data shows 776 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 406 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,049 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 406 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 124 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 56% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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 48, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 287 Medicare Part D claims for 165 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 148 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,064 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 115 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 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.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Chen from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novo Nordisk AS paid the most, $7,613.

Dr. Chen graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2006.

Dr. Chen is in network with 6 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.