Dr. James J. Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at Brookside Skilled Nursing in San Mateo, California.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1164531141, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Chen graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Chen holds California license A063211.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Brookside Skilled Nursing, at 2620 Flores Street, San Mateo, CA 94403 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (650) 349-2161.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Brookside Skilled Nursing in San Mateo, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 1 hospice, named with a free account. Dr. Chen's employer is on file too: a skilled nursing facility.

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.

Internal medicine is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Chen is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, mobility impairment, parkinson's disease and upper respiratory infection (URI) among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.

CMS data shows 1,152 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,257 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.90, 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 82, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 1,814 Medicare Part D claims for 77 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,397 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $76,582 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 892 claims across 37 drugs.

Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2008 to 2011. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are Benedetto Vitiello, MD and Joshua Junhua Wang, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Chen from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $256.

Dr. Chen graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1996.

Dr. Chen is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.