Samuel Lo Chen, M.D.
NPI 1164786521ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Orange, CA
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (M.D.) in Orange, California, trained at University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine (class of 2012). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $106,906 for 284 patients in 2024, with only 39 Part D claims. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $9,971 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1164786521 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 30, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 3, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 3, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | A129934 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 284 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 714 across 107 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $106,906 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 39 · 58 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 14 |
| Total drug cost | $13,695 |
| Generic share | 59% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2012 |
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
| Secondary specialties | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- University Surgeons of Orange A Medical GroupOrange, CA · 116 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$9,971 · 11 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$2,546 · 12 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $9,647 | 8 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $297.68 | 2 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $26.30 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$7,650 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$1,673 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$647.35 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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