Dr. Christopher Chen , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery โข Cincinnati, OH
8311 Montgomery Rd
Cincinnati, OH 452362227
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Dr. Christopher Chen is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery.
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NPI assigned on March 26, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,418 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J0702 โ Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg: 351 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 218 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 217 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 272 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 136 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 51 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 44 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,226. Middle half: 347 to 1,567.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,020. Middle half: 615 to 1,809.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 19 in 2020 to 1,418 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
8311 Montgomery Rd
Cincinnati, OH 452362227
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: Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd. 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
Baylor College Of Medicine
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
343 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $106,928 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $78,386 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
273 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
$900 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $69.26 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $69.26 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Sanara MedTech Inc.: $47.76 across 1 record.
- Acera Surgical, Inc.: $21.50 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
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 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
2014
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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)
Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,226. Middle half: 347 to 1,567.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,020. Middle half: 615 to 1,809.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $106,464. Middle half: $23,347 to $112,155.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $73,563. Middle half: $43,603 to $115,912.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $76,532. Middle half: $16,064 to $82,721.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $53,625. Middle half: $31,114 to $85,302.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 170. Middle half: 79 to 281.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Ohio (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $716. Middle half: $343 to $1,375.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
14 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (95 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
0% of these 14 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
78.6% of these 14 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 B services
Medicare Part B services went from 19 in 2020 to 1,418 in 2024.
- 2020: 19
- 2021: 568
- 2022: 797
- 2023: 1,264
- 2024: 1,418
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 5258% from $1,996 in 2020 to $106,928 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,996
- 2021: $33,564
- 2022: $53,861
- 2023: $85,665
- 2024: $106,928
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 4810% from $1,597 in 2020 to $78,386 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,597
- 2021: $24,485
- 2022: $39,495
- 2023: $62,354
- 2024: $78,386
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 16 in 2018 to 272 in 2024.
- 2018: 16
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 150
- 2023: 196
- 2024: 272
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 16 in 2018 to 273 in 2024.
- 2018: 16
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 154
- 2023: 203
- 2024: 273
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $198 in 2018 to $900 in 2024.
- 2018: $198
- 2021: $1,141
- 2022: $673
- 2023: $1,045
- 2024: $900
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 99% from $12,285.00 in 2019 to $69.26 in 2025.
- 2019: $12,285.00
- 2021: $111.08
- 2022: $16.06
- 2024: $149.34
- 2025: $69.26
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), 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 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $69.26.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Sanara MedTech Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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CellerateRX | General | $47.76 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Restrata Wound Matrix | General | $21.50 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2019โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2020โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
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351 | 144 | $10.00 | $7.02 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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218 | 148 | $150.00 | $87.44 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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217 | 171 | $183.67 | $123.73 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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126 | 80 | $158.87 | $50.82 |
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73100
X-ray of wrist, 2 views
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93 | 51 | $67.10 | $32.73 |
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20600
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
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90 | 51 | $178.81 | $54.58 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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76 | 76 | $276.00 | $159.90 |
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64721
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve
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44 | 36 | $1158.00 | $378.32 |
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73140
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views
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40 | 30 | $59.00 | $35.61 |
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73110
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
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35 | 34 | $91.77 | $48.32 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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35 | 35 | $200.00 | $107.38 |
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26055
Incision of tendon covering of finger
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26 | 23 | $1447.00 | $224.69 |
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20605
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
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22 | 20 | $168.00 | $56.63 |
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73070
X-ray of elbow, 2 views
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21 | 11 | $71.19 | $30.01 |
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73120
X-ray of hand, 2 views
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12 | 11 | $69.33 | $32.00 |
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73130
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
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12 | 12 | $70.00 | $34.89 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
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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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 136 | 368 | $422.74 | 130 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 51 | 200 | $179.73 | 50 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 44 | 589 | $149.45 | 38 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 16 | 142 | $58.62 | 16 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 14 | 410 | $11.25 | โ |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | 294 | $78.57 | โ |
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: 2025-04-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X
An orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - HAND SURGERY
I20200813002854
OH
8527380013
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
Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd
8020 Liberty Way, West Chester, OH 450692519
Phone: 5133543700
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 8311 MONTGOMERY RD, CINCINNATI, OH 452362227 (Tel: 5133543700)
Registered at 6480 HARRISON AVE STE 201, CINCINNATI, OH 452477961 (Tel: 5133547651)
Registered at 6909 GOOD SAMARITAN DR, CINCINNATI, OH 452475208 (Tel: 5139614263)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35138858)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 13001 E. 17TH PLACE, AURORA, CO 800452581 (Tel: 3037242963)
Registered at 22710 WESTBROOK CINCO LN, KATY, TX 774508267 (Tel: 8326921812)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER CHEN, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Peter Stern, MD
- Dr. Patrick Messerschmitt, MD
- Dr. Mohab Foad, MD
- Dr. James Plettner, MD
- Dr. Michael Wigton, MD
- Dr. Kagan Ozer, MD
Mailing Address
6480 Harrison Ave Ste 201
Cincinnati, OH 452477961
Phone: 5133547651