Skip to main content
UniHealth

Doctor search

Cheryl Rhan-Hsin Chen, MD

Anesthesiology · Stanford

NPI 1114188018

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
4

Offices

4 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Chen’s office to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

California Medical Board record

Licence A104169 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2028-06-30 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$43,785

Medicare paid this office $43,785 for 188 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope22$2,570$117
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope21$2,501$119
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope12$1,762$147
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin18$678$38

Who their Medicare patients are

188 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 11% · 85 and older 9% · Women 54% · Also on Medicaid 26% · Health risk score 1.46. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Diabetes 32% · Coronary heart disease 32% · Cancer 26% · Depression 25% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Heart failure 18% · COPD 14% · Stroke 11% · Dementia 7%.

The office billed $365,150, Medicare allowed $55,382 and paid $43,785; for 209 services of 56 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024188209721.46$365,150$43,785
2023142151731.57$243,151$32,359
2022163177711.61$271,310$34,261
2021194229722.11$413,238$46,861
2020199231712.04$431,400$52,091
2019129141732.70$241,441$27,828
20187186722.00$134,055$16,641
2017108169772.71$249,480$34,247
2016152220742.72$272,260$47,128
2015149238762.74$245,015$46,909
2014109183762.69$173,423$33,630
2013159233752.36$221,131$41,860

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope12$1,525$127
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope14$1,246$89

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope23$2,833$123
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope15$2,205$147
Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope12$1,950$163
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope11$1,308$119
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin12$470$39

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen14$4,197$300
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope26$3,202$114
Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest13$2,434$187
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin25$1,062$39

2020: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen17$5,463$321
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope34$5,201$153
Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest11$2,511$228
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope11$1,687$153
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin27$1,080$40

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for lens surgery25$3,097$124
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope15$2,301$153

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for lens surgery20$2,430$116

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin17$803$45
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement16$467$29

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt16$4,441$278
Anesthesia for other repair of lower abdomen hernia (1 year or older)11$2,475$225
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin28$1,294$45

2015: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt19$5,371$256
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope18$3,226$179
Anesthesia for lens surgery12$1,753$135
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin30$1,385$45

2014: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt14$3,782$270
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin30$1,337$45
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access20$279$13

2013: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Anesthesia for lens surgery24$3,292$132
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope15$3,006$200
Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone11$2,922$266
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin33$1,402$42
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access13$178$13

Money from drug and device companies

$12,743 in 2024

Industry payments by year
202416None$12,743
201933None$269

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Merz North AmericaXeomin$12,743
6 payments
  • Travel · 2024-12-11 · $1,097
  • Meals · 2024-12-10 · $138
  • Meals · 2024-12-09 · $138
  • Travel · 2024-12-09 · $128
  • Travel · 2024-12-08 · $11,153
  • Meals for Xeomin · 2024-12-08 · $89
See all 6 published payments
Every published payment
Merz North AmericaTravel · 2024-12-11None$1,097
Merz North AmericaMeals · 2024-12-10None$138
Merz North AmericaMeals · 2024-12-09None$138
Merz North AmericaTravel · 2024-12-09None$128
Merz North AmericaTravel · 2024-12-08None$11,153
Merz North AmericaMeals · 2024-12-08Xeomin$89
See earlier years (2019)

2019: $269

Payments by company in 2019
Genentech USALucentis$149
1 payment
  • Meals for Lucentis · 2019-05-16 · $149
HaemoneticsTeg$91
1 payment
  • Meals for Teg · 2019-06-17 · $91
Avanos MedicalOn-Q* Pump and Accessories$29
1 payment
  • Meals for On-Q* Pump and Accessories · 2019-04-03 · $29

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
76.5 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1114188018
Licence
CA A104169California A104169: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2006
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
Mailing address
300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
NPI first listed
2008-06-23
NPI last updated
2024-04-08
NPI record certified
2024-04-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 2105 Forest Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305