Dr. Lingye Chen
Critical Care Medicine (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 190
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
- 2012Registered 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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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
NC license 2017-00072 -
Pulmonary Disease Physician
NC license 2017-00072
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
- Duke Regional 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
- 190
- Services billed
- 491
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 184 | 67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 83 | 48 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 50 | 42 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 31 | 12 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 27 | 19 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 18 | 16 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 12 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 130 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 46 |
| Wixela Inhub (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 26 |
| Stiolto Respimat (tiotropium br/olodaterol hcl) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 24 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 23 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 18 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 18 |
| Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 14 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 12 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Durham, NC | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $25.70 in total to this clinician.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $25.70 |
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| Education | $25.70 |
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What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Apr 8, 2025 | Education ZERBAXA · INFECTIOUS DISEASE · in-kind | $25.70 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.