Dr. David K. Chen, MD
ENT (Otolaryngology) (Otolaryngology Physician)
12462 Putnam St, Suite 500
Whittier, CA 90602
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Los Angeles County includes primary care (7% of residents) and mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (1997)
- Years since graduation
- 29
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 465
Licensed in California since 2003, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1997Medical school: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Otolaryngology Physician primary
CA license A83518 (first issued 2003; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Pih Health Hospital-Whittier Whittier, CA
Medical groups
- Pih Health Physicians (622 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
- 465
- Services billed
- 1,101
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 497 | 296 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 214 | 158 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 188 | 188 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 187 | 144 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 42 | 42 |
| Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | 29 | 27 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 26 | 19 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 443 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 178 |
| Ipratropium Bromide Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 98 |
| Mometasone Furoate Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 64 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 60 |
| Ofloxacin Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 58 |
| Cefuroxime (cefuroxime axetil) Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 39 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 35 |
| Meclizine Hcl Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 33 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Whittier, CA | 28 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.