Dr. Teresa Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1336352558, was assigned on May 7, 2007. Dr. Chen graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2006. Dr. Chen holds California license C179475.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 5 more group practices and clinics and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Chen is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.

CMS data shows 281 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,362 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 25 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.47, 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 75, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,639 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 25 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 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 61 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2012 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Glomerular Filtration Rate and Apolipoprotein L1. Dr. Chen has published most often in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are Michelle Mae Estrella, MD, Lawrence John Appel, MD and Joachim Hanno Ix, MD.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chen, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Chen graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2006.

Dr. Chen is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.