Carlitos Chen
Plastic Surgery β’ Pasadena, CA
950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 250
Pasadena, CA 911053930
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NPI assigned on July 13, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 74 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tramadol Hcl β 22 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin β 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Santyl (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) β 20 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in California (2024, 286 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 43. Middle half: 23 to 95.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 60 in 2021 to 74 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2021β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
950 S Arroyo Pkwy Ste 250
Pasadena, CA 911053930
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Premiere Plastic Surgery Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2020
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
77 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$13,065 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $579.67 across 15 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $579.67 across 15 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $207.47 across 4 records.
- Pfizer Inc.: $143.24 across 6 records.
- Eli Lilly and Company: $121.81 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
6 years (graduated 2020)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2020 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Carlitos Chen has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Carlitos Chen as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Pasadena and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in California (2024, 286 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 43. Middle half: 23 to 95.
Too few clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Pasadena have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in California (2024, 286 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $321. Middle half: $129 to $788.
Too few clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Pasadena have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
18 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Pasadena, CA (895 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pasadena
5.6% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
50% of these 18 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 23% from 60 in 2021 to 74 in 2024.
- 2021: 60
- 2022: 89
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 74
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 28% from 60 in 2021 to 77 in 2024.
- 2021: 60
- 2022: 91
- 2023: 84
- 2024: 77
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 168% from $4,881 in 2021 to $13,065 in 2024.
- 2021: $4,881
- 2022: $542
- 2023: $273
- 2024: $13,065
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $911.14 in 2021 to $579.67 in 2025.
- 2021: $911.14
- 2022: $3,464.34
- 2023: $57.45
- 2024: $180.05
- 2025: $579.67
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): 15 records totaling $579.67.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $124.50 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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MOUNJARO | General | $121.81 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer | General | $38.87 |
| PolyNovo North America LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NOVOSORB BTM | General | $30.32 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $29.82 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $28.59 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $25.00 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $24.92 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $24.91 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $24.85 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $24.56 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $23.57 |
| Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $20.52 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PAXLOVID | General | $19.99 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COLLAGENASE SANTYL | General | $17.44 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 22 | 83 | $20.06 | 21 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 20 | 183 | $38.22 | 19 |
| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 20 | 658 | $12,867.06 | β |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 12 | 40 | $139.46 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-22NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20210107000707
CA
3173936358
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Premiere Plastic Surgery Inc
1044 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 911052622
Phone: 6264494859
Premiere Plastic Surgery Inc
950 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA 911053932
Phone: 6264494859
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Plastic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 950 S ARROYO PKWY STE 250, PASADENA, CA 911053930 (Tel: 6264494859)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: CA 58795)
Registered at 950 S ARROYO PKWY STE 310, PASADENA, CA 911053930 (Tel: 6264494859)
Recorded as CARLITOS CHEN
Plastic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CA 58795)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: CA 58795)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 309 E 2ND ST, POMONA, CA 917661854 (Tel: 6263213090)
Registered at 10 W BAY STATE ST UNIT 684, ALHAMBRA, CA 918022828
Recorded as CARLITOS CHEN, PA
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Pasadena
- Dr. Gordon Sasaki, MD
- Dr. Omar Ahmed, MD
- Dr. Lawton Tang, MD
- Dr. Nima Naghshineh, MD
- Dr. James Andersen, MD
- Dr. Caroline Yao, MD
Mailing Address
10 W Bay State St Unit 684
Alhambra, CA 918022828