Dr. Benjamin C. Chen, MD

Dr. Chen practices at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1396236527, was assigned on May 23, 2018. Dr. Chen graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Chen's California license number on file is A174229.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, at 3600 NW Samaritan Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330 in Benton County. The practice phone is (541) 768-5111.

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with OHSU Hospital. The medical group on file is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 2 more hospitals and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Chen is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists kidney stone disease among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.

CMS data shows 226 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 182 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,675 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 182 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 79 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.06, 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 67, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $98,191 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 131 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 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 4 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2020 to 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Staphylococcal Infections and Staphylococcus aureus. Dr. Chen has published most often in BMJ Case Rep. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are Takaaki Kobayashi, MD, Poorani Sekar, MD and Daniel J. Diekema, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Chen from 2 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $112.

Dr. Chen graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Chen is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.