Dr. Edwin S. Chen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,781
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 398
- Part D claims, 2024
- 452
- Publications
- 12
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 12395 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-3085
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 793-0093
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ocean Eye
Physician office · San Diego, California
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Dr. Edwin S. Chen is an ophthalmologist in San Diego, California
Dr. Chen practices at Ocean Eye in San Diego, California.
Dr. Chen's NPI, 1780626986, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2002. Dr. Chen's Pennsylvania license number on file is MD437604.
- NPI
- 1780626986NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8123024007
- NPI enumeration date
- June 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 793-0093
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edwin S. Chen practices at Ocean Eye in San Diego, California
Dr. Chen's primary practice is Ocean Eye, at 12395 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-3085. The practice phone is (858) 793-0093.
- Ocean Eye12395 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-3085Phone(858) 793-0093
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edwin S. Chen is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Chen's primary practice is Ocean Eye in San Diego, California. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edwin S. Chen's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ocean Eye | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edwin S. Chen is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Chen is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 5 states: Pennsylvania, Oregon, California, New Jersey and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, PennsylvaniaPrimary
- Oregon license
- California license
- New Jersey license
- Washington license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Chen
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edwin S. Chen billed Medicare for 3,781 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,781 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 398 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $314,978 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Chen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,9322024: 3,0052%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5342024: 63619%
- Surgery
- 2023: 342024: 140312%
Dr. Chen compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Chen
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,781vs 1,0793.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 398vs 4215% below
- Part D claims
- 369vs 61840% below
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edwin S. Chen treated 398 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 398 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 173 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 58% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chen's median patient age at 60, with 53% women.
Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22256%
- Men17644%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chen's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure58%
- Arthritis44%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Diabetes22%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Mood disorders19%
- Osteoporosis19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Chen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 60
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edwin S. Chen wrote 452 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 452 Medicare Part D claims for 84 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 369 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,381 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 389 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Chen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic318 claims70%
- Brand-name134 claims30%
Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chen's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics8%34 of 452 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3892024: 3695%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 10 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edwin S. Chen scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Chen for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 29 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Chen, more than 52% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Chen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Chen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 52nd percentile29 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Edwin S. Chen has 12 publications on record
Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Chen.
Recent publications by Dr. Chen
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Edwin S. Chen received $653 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Chen from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $302.
General payments to Dr. Chen by program year, 2016 to 2022
General payments to Dr. Chen by kind, 2016 to 2022
- Food and beverage$52080%
- Education$11317%
- Gifts$193%
Companies that paid Dr. Chen the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Edwin S. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Dr. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2002.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Edwin S. Chen accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Chen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Chen accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Edwin S. Chen's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Edwin S. Chen's NPI number?
Dr. Edwin S. Chen's NPI number is 1780626986. It was assigned on June 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edwin S. Chen?
Dr. Edwin S. Chen is an ophthalmologist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Edwin S. Chen practice?
Dr. Chen practices at 12395 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-3085. Dr. Chen's primary practice is Ocean Eye in San Diego, California.
What is Dr. Edwin S. Chen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chen is (858) 793-0093.
What is Dr. Edwin S. Chen's medical license number?
Dr. Chen's Pennsylvania license number on file is MD437604, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Edwin S. Chen been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chen in Pennsylvania (2009 to 2010), Oregon (since 2006), California (2007 to 2027), New Jersey (2009 to 2011) and Washington (2002 to 2003).
Which hospitals is Dr. Edwin S. Chen affiliated with?
Dr. Chen is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Does Dr. Edwin S. Chen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chen billed Medicare for 3,781 services in 2024, and Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Edwin S. Chen's MIPS score?
Dr. Chen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edwin S. Chen see?
CMS counts 398 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Edwin S. Chen board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chen is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Edwin S. Chen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92014).
Where did Dr. Edwin S. Chen go to medical school?
Dr. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Edwin S. Chen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Timolol Maleate and Prednisolone Acetate.
Has Dr. Edwin S. Chen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $653 in general payments to Dr. Chen from 6 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Edwin S. Chen been practicing?
Dr. Chen graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Edwin S. Chen do research?
Dmand AI links 12 publications to Dr. Chen.
What insurance does Dr. Edwin S. Chen accept?
Dr. Chen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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