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Dr. Ming Chen, MD, PhD
NPI1679766604PAC ID9931386950
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,082
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 449
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,790
- Publications
- 17
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Practice phone
- Call (806) 212-2000
- 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. Ming Chen is a rheumatologist in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Chen practices at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, part of Ardent Health.
Dr. Chen's NPI, 1679766604, was assigned on August 22, 2007. Dr. Chen graduated from Other in 1984. Dr. Chen's Texas license number on file is N8171.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1679766604NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9931386950
- NPI enumeration date
- August 22, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (806) 212-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ming Chen practices at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Chen's primary practice is BSA Hospital, at 1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 212-2000.
- BSA Hospital1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 212-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ming Chen is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chen's primary practice is BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Hereford Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is BSA Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Hereford Regional Medical CenterBSA Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic3 hospitalsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. ChenSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ming Chen's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| BSA Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ming Chen is one of 476 rheumatologists in Texas
Rheumatology is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Chen is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, TexasPrimary
- Oklahoma license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, gout, joint pain, lupus, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Chen treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Chen
Counts of rheumatologists 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. Ming Chen billed Medicare for 7,082 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,082 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 449 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $150,000 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20247,082
Medicare patients449
Paid by Medicare$150,000
Procedure codes23
Dr. Chen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2,6332024: 2,8187%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2,2202024: 2,2803%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8332024: 92311%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5352024: 5645%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3002024: 36722%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1442024: 13010%
Dr. Chen compared with the Texas median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Chen
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 7,082vs 1,3315.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 449vs 1962.3 times
- Part D claims
- 2,680vs 1,1382.4 times
Medians across 451 rheumatologists 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. Ming Chen treated 449 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 449 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 232 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chen's median patient age at 69, with 73% women.
Medicare patients, 2024449
Average age74
Average risk score1.25
Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31670%
- Men13330%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Chen's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Diabetes26%
- Osteoporosis26%
- COPD20%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ming Chen wrote 2,790 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 2,790 Medicare Part D claims for 334 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,680 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,809,742 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,438 claims across 26 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,790
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$1.8M
Part D patients334
Dr. Chen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,343 claims84%
- Brand-name447 claims16%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,4382024: 2,68010%
Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 26 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
How Dr. Ming Chen takes part in Medicare
Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ming Chen has 17 publications on record
Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Chen, published from 2014 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Anemia, Sickle Cell, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 and Oxygen. Dr. Chen has published most often in Contemp Clin Trials. Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are James E. Bailey, MD, Kenneth I. Ataga, MD and Joshua Russell Mann, MD.
Papers17
Years published2014 to 2025
Dr. Chen's papers by year, 2014 to 2025
Topics Dr. Chen writes about most
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Oxygen
- Tennessee
Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors
- James E. Bailey, MD7 shared papers
- Kenneth I. Ataga, MD2 shared papers
- Joshua Russell Mann, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Chen
PLoS One
Bayes TheoremEcosystemEnvironmental Monitoring
Blood PressureCardiovascular DiseasesPatient Outcome Assessment
Anemia, Sickle CellAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBenzaldehydes
Anemia, Sickle CellKidney Failure, ChronicPatient Readmission
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ming Chen received $2,090 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 138 general payments to Dr. Chen from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $337.
General payments to Dr. Chen by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Chen by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.1Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,90391%
- Education$1879%
Companies that paid Dr. Chen the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ming Chen graduated from Other
Dr. Chen graduated from Other in 1984.
- Medical school
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ming Chen accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Chen is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chen accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare8
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ming 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) |
| 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. Ming Chen's NPI number?
Dr. Ming Chen's NPI number is 1679766604. It was assigned on August 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ming Chen?
Dr. Ming Chen is a rheumatologist in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Ming Chen practice?
Dr. Chen practices at 1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106. Dr. Chen's primary practice is BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ming Chen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chen is (806) 212-2000.
What is Dr. Ming Chen's medical license number?
Dr. Chen's Texas license number on file is N8171, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ming Chen been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chen in Texas (2010 to 2025) and Oklahoma (2009 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Ming Chen affiliated with?
Dr. Chen practices at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Hereford Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Chen to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ming Chen part of?
Dr. Chen is linked to BSA Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Chen to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ming Chen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chen billed Medicare for 7,082 services in 2024, and Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ming Chen see?
CMS counts 449 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Ming Chen board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chen is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Ming Chen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), lab and pathology test (86140) and lab and pathology test (85651).
Where did Dr. Ming Chen go to medical school?
Dr. Chen graduated from Other in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Ming Chen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Ming Chen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,090 in general payments to Dr. Chen from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Ming Chen been practicing?
Dr. Chen graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Ming Chen do research?
Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Chen, published from 2014 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Ming Chen publish with?
Dr. Chen's most frequent co-authors are James E. Bailey, MD (7 shared papers), Kenneth I. Ataga, MD (2 shared papers) and Joshua Russell Mann, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Ming Chen accept?
Dr. Chen is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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