Dr. Sam Chen
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
888 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Honolulu County includes primary care (9% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (2004)
- Years since graduation
- 22
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 190
Licensed in California since 2006, 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
- 2004Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- 2008Registered 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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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
CA license A96057 (first issued 2006; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Straub Clinic and Hospital Honolulu, HI
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
- 407
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 14 | 13 |
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, 2 companies reported 5 payments worth $8,571 in total to this clinician.
| Sonex Health, Inc. | $8,446 |
|---|---|
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $125 |
| Consulting Fee | $6,650 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,217 |
| Food and Beverage | $704 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sonex Health, Inc. Apr 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee SX-ONE MICROKNIFE · ORTHOPEDIC | $6,650 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. Mar 21, 2025 | Travel and Lodging SX-ONE MICROKNIFE · ORTHOPEDIC · travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind | $1,217 |
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.