Dr. Eric Chen, MD

  • Long Beach, CA
  • Sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician
NPI1962856906PAC ID2961806252
Medicare services, 2024
122
Medicare patients, 2024
31
Part D claims, 2024
191
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$43,219
Practice address
2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
Practice phone
Call (562) 988-7147
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Long Beach, California

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Dr. Eric Chen is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Long Beach, California

Dr. Chen practices at Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1962856906, was assigned on April 15, 2016. Dr. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2016. Dr. Chen holds California license A152652.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2961806252
NPI enumeration date
April 15, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(562) 988-7147
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Eric Chen practices at Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach, at 2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. The practice phone is (562) 988-7147.

  • Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach
    2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806Phone(562) 988-7147

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Eric Chen is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare. The medical group on file is Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric Chen's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Optum Surgery Center - Long BeachAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Eric Chen is one of 346 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians in California

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XX0005X. The record also lists sports medicine. Dr. Chen is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chen is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery), CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A152652 · 2017 to 2027 · taxonomy 207XX0005X

Sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians near Dr. Chen

Counts of sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Eric Chen billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 31 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,374 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024122
Medicare patients31
Paid by Medicare$3,374
Procedure codes4

Dr. Chen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 352024: 6894%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 302024: 3827%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 16

Dr. Chen compared with the California median for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Chen
  • California median
Medicare services
122vs 95087% below
Medicare patients
31vs 24087% below
Part D claims
146vs 7692% above

Medians across 322 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians 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. Eric Chen treated 31 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 16 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chen's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 202431
Average age75
Average risk score1.14

Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chen's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. High blood pressure58%

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 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Eric Chen wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 146 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024191
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$690
Part D patients78

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

  • Opioids27%52 of 191 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: 1092024: 14634%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Eric Chen takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Eric Chen received $43,219 in industry payments from 2019 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Chen from 9 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Grants make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $24,598.

General payments to Dr. Chen by program year, 2019 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Chen by kind, 2019 to 2024

$43.2Kin total
  • Grants$23,48454%
  • Education$16,50638%
  • Food and beverage$2,4886%
  • Travel and lodging$7412%

Companies that paid Dr. Chen the most, 2019 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Eric 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 2016.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eric Chen accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Chen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • LA Care
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • +5 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Chen accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare9
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO5
  4. POS4
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Eric Chen's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric Chen's NPI number?

Dr. Eric Chen's NPI number is 1962856906. It was assigned on April 15, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric Chen?

Dr. Eric Chen is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Long Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 207XX0005X).

Where does Dr. Eric Chen practice?

Dr. Chen practices at 2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Dr. Chen's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Eric Chen's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chen is (562) 988-7147.

What is Dr. Eric Chen's medical license number?

Dr. Chen holds California license A152652.

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric Chen affiliated with?

Dr. Chen is affiliated with Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare.

What medical group is Dr. Eric Chen part of?

Dr. Chen is linked to Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI links Dr. Chen to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Eric Chen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chen billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024, and Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric Chen see?

CMS counts 31 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Eric Chen board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chen is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Eric Chen bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Eric Chen go to medical school?

Dr. Chen graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Eric Chen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diclofenac Sodium, Meloxicam and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Eric Chen received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $43,219 in general payments to Dr. Chen from 9 companies from 2019 to 2024. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Eric Chen been practicing?

Dr. Chen graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Eric Chen accept?

Dr. Chen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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