Dr. Wei Chia Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1013190370, was assigned on December 10, 2007. Dr. Chen graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Chen holds California license A97424.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, at 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 885-5000.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California, part of County of Santa Clara, CA. The medical group on file is County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services, Las Plumas Behavioral Health Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 1 more community health center, 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.

Internal medicine is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Chen is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chen is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cerebrovascular disease, chronic diabetes, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure and drug use disorders among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.

CMS data shows 616 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 298 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $61,209 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 83% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.94, 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 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 814 Medicare Part D claims for 142 patients. 38% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 706 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $598,527 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 569 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 61 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.

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2006 to 2019. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation and Signal Transduction. Dr. Chen has published most often in Breast Cancer Res. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are Brandyn Ashley Castro, MD, Daniel Bernard Hoffman and David Paul Hoffman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Chen from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Olympus Corporation of the Americas paid the most, $364.

Dr. Chen graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Chen is in network with 8 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.