Karen Chen, MD in Houston, TX - Medicare Critical Care (intensivists)

Karen Chen, MD is a medicare enrolled "Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine" physician in Houston, Texas. She went to Albany Medical College Of Union University and graduated in 1993 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Critical Care (intensivists). She is a member of the group practice Physicians Referral Service and her current practice location is 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 792-6161.

Karen Chen is licensed to practice in Texas (license number K4393) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1326132259.

Contact Information

	Karen Chen, MD
	1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030-4009
	(713) 792-6161
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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Karen Chen
Gender	Female
Speciality	Critical Care (intensivists)
Experience	31 Years
Location	1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Karen Chen attended and graduated from Albany Medical College Of Union University in 1993

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1326132259
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/03/2006
Last Update Date: 07/05/2012

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 3678765344
Enrollment ID: I20101013000552

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Karen Chen such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1326132259	NPI	-	NPPES
117127401	Medicaid	TX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207LC0200X	Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine	K4393 (Texas)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Physicians Referral Service	7911801410	2406

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Karen Chen allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Physicians Referral Service
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1073574810 PECOS PAC ID: 7911801410 Enrollment ID: O20031125000953

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Karen Chen is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Karen Chen, MD Po Box 4439, Houston, TX 77210-4439 Ph: (713) 792-2991	Karen Chen, MD 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030-4009 Ph: (713) 792-6161

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Karen Chen, MD - Medicare Critical Care (intensivists) in Houston, TX