Carena Lee Chai, D.O.
NPI 1063579704ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Waco, TX
Family Medicine (D.O.) with Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc., practicing in Waco, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $329,143 for 1,428 claims, against $14,349 paid for services in 2024. Organon LLC reported $1,560 in payments in 2025, mostly compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me. Lists Ascension Providence and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1063579704 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | D.O. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 7, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | M2584 | TX |
| Family Medicine | 207Q00000X | 1881 | TN |
| Family Medicine | 207Q00000X | TP024 | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 90 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 411 across 68 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,349 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,428 · 2,947 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 186 |
| Total drug cost | $329,143 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical group
- Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.Waco, TX · 111 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,560 · 3 payments from 1 company
- 2024$1,430 · 5 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Organon LLC | $1,560 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$1,521 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$39.22 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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