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Heather Chen, MD

NPI 1164881603ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Vista, CA

Ophthalmology (MD) in Vista, California, trained at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (class of 2016). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $479,725 for 3,231 claims, against $185,762 paid for services in 2024. Alcon Vision LLC was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $937.69 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1164881603
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedFeb 12, 2016
Last updated in NPPESJan 12, 2021
Certified by providerNov 17, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000XA155386CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients758
Services billed1,983 across 31 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$185,762

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,231 · 6,603 30-day fills
Patients835
Total drug cost$479,725
Generic share55% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$937.69 · 43 payments from 9 companies
  • 2024$1,082 · 52 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Alcon Vision LLC$281.4013
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$180.768
Harrow Eye, LLC$167.477
Abbvie Inc.$145.768
Sight Sciences, Inc.$55.502

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$937.69 · 43 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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