Wei Chen
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 17
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 664
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program primary
PA license MD466153
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Duke University Hospital Durham, NC
Medical groups
- Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc (3,185 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 664
- Services billed
- 1,683
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 673 | 350 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 161 | 47 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 111 | 88 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 95 | 74 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 77 | 26 |
| Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | 63 | 47 |
| Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere | 58 | 57 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 52 | 48 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 37 | 19 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | 33 | 31 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.