Dr. Formosa Chen M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1568657781 is registered to Dr. Formosa Chen M.D., a Surgery practising at 14445 Olive View Drive, Room 6b119-H in Sylmar, California. Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Formosa Chen M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 4,174 Surgery providers on file in California.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Order and Referring Only
- I20230815002307General SurgeryCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Formosa Chen M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Formosa Chen M.D. directly at (818) 364-3031.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1568657781 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (818) 364-3031.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Formosa Chen M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 4,174 Surgery providers are registered in California, and Dr. Formosa Chen M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.