Dr. Eduardo Chen
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician)
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 359
Licensed in Texas since 2021, according to the Texas Medical Board. 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
- 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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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician primary
CA license C192545 (first issued 2024; current) -
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
NY license 282512 · TX license 282512 · TX license S9858 (first issued 2021; delinquent - incomplete registration) -
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
TX license S9858 (first issued 2021; delinquent - incomplete registration)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Map: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) per capita by county →
Where they work
Hospitals
- Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA
Medical groups
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (3,829 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
- 359
- Services billed
- 2,722
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 435 | 221 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 314 | 190 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 220 | 220 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 140 | 116 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 79 | 18 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 77 | 24 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 61 | 51 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 54 | 32 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 53 | 31 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 49 | 49 |
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
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, 7 companies reported 40 payments worth $3,728 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,260 |
|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $871 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc | $762 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $296 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $281 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | $135 |
| Stryker Corporation | $122 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,914 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $436 |
| Consulting Fee | $378 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee SPRINT PNS System · Pain management | $378 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $269 |
| Spr Therapeutics, Inc Oct 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SPRINT PNS System · Pain management · travel to Manhattan Beach, CA | $124 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Feb 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $43.51 |
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.