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Dr. David Chen, M.D.

Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)

8700 Beverly Blvd # B220
West Hollywood, CA 90048

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
7
In the NPI registry since
2019
Medicare patients seen, 2024
242

Licensed in California since 2022, 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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2019Registered 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

  • Hospitalist Physician primary
    CA license A178907 (first issued 2022; current)
  • Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
242
Services billed
250
Patients’ average age
76
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes17169
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes16358
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes132128
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes6056
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes3635
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes2618

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.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $40.34 in total to this clinician.

By company
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$40.34
By type
Food and Beverage$40.34

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.

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Other Hospitalist clinicians in West Hollywood

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 12, 2022), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1619439585. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.