Dr. Edwin Chen, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 71
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 43
- Part D claims, 2024
- 23
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 448-6796
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Edwin Chen is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Chen practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.
Dr. Chen's NPI, 1619405149, was assigned on May 29, 2017. Dr. Chen graduated from WashU Medicine in 2017. Dr. Chen holds Texas license U9227.
- NPI
- 1619405149NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345696043
- NPI enumeration date
- May 29, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 448-6796
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edwin Chen practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Chen's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 448-6796.
- Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 448-6796
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edwin Chen is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Chen's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The medical group on file is CLS Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edwin Chen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edwin Chen is one of 629 infectious disease specialists in Texas
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: Texas and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, TexasPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Chen
Counts of infectious disease specialists 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. Edwin Chen billed Medicare for 71 services in 2024
CMS data shows 71 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 43 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,300 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Chen compared with the Texas median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Chen
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 71vs 39282% below
- Medicare patients
- 43vs 16574% below
- Part D claims
- 48vs 20076% below
Medians across 571 infectious disease specialists in Texas 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 Chen treated 43 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.10, 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 64, with 38% 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
- Women1740%
- Men2660%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chen's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis60%
- Chronic kidney disease56%
- Heart failure51%
- Diabetes47%
- Stroke or TIA42%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
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 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women38%
- Men60%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edwin Chen wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $4,067 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 36 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Chen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic22 claims96%
- Brand-name and other1 claims4%
Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
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
- Antibiotics91%21 of 23 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, 2020 to 2023
- 2020
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 362023: 4833%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 2 in 2020.
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 Chen scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 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.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Chen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 69.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Edwin Chen received $100 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Chen from 2 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Shionogi Inc paid the most, $74.
General payments to Dr. Chen by program year, 2024 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Chen the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Edwin Chen graduated from WashU Medicine
Dr. Chen graduated from WashU Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Edwin Chen accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Chen is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Highmark and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Highmark
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chen accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO11
- Medicare7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Edwin 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| 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 Chen's NPI number?
Dr. Edwin Chen's NPI number is 1619405149. It was assigned on May 29, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edwin Chen?
Dr. Edwin Chen is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Edwin Chen practice?
Dr. Chen practices at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008. Dr. Chen's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 2 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Edwin Chen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chen is (713) 448-6796.
What is Dr. Edwin Chen's medical license number?
Dr. Chen holds Texas license U9227, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Edwin Chen been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chen in Texas (2024 to 2027) and Pennsylvania (2023 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Edwin Chen affiliated with?
Dr. Chen practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Chen to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Edwin Chen part of?
Dr. Chen is linked to CLS Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Chen to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Edwin Chen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chen billed Medicare for 71 services in 2024, and Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Edwin Chen's MIPS score?
Dr. Chen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edwin Chen see?
CMS counts 43 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Edwin Chen board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chen is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Edwin Chen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. Edwin Chen go to medical school?
Dr. Chen graduated from WashU Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Edwin Chen prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ampicillin-Sulbactam.
Has Dr. Edwin Chen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $100 in general payments to Dr. Chen from 2 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Shionogi Inc.
How long has Dr. Edwin Chen been practicing?
Dr. Chen graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Edwin Chen accept?
Dr. Chen is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Highmark and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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