Qiliang Chen, MD
Pain Management · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 12
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
12 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Chen’s office at (650) 723-4000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A163921 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-07-31 · Oregon Health & Science University 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 itOverall 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.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$44,469
Medicare paid this office $44,469 for 321 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 155 | $15,916 | $69 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 103 | $12,403 | $116 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $2,887 | $103 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 11 | $2,054 | $187 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 18 | $734 | $33 |
Who their Medicare patients are
321 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 19% · 85 and older 11% · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 30% · Health risk score 1.94. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical pain management clinician is at 1.38.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 73% · Depression 38% · Diabetes 33% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Chronic kidney disease 30% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Cancer 24% · Heart failure 23% · COPD 18% · Dementia 12% · Stroke 12%.
The office billed $357,489, Medicare allowed $57,009 and paid $44,469; for 530 services of 47 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
| 2024 | 321 | 530 | 71 | 1.94 | $357,489 | $44,469 |
| 2023 | 108 | 191 | 71 | 1.68 | $111,575 | $16,998 |
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: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 51 | $6,274 | $71 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 35 | $4,067 | $116 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 12 | $1,875 | $156 |
Medicaid work
$2,835 in 2024
Medicaid paid $2,835 for 111 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 19 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 111 | $2,835 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1 | 19 | $2,835 |
| 2023 | 82 | 2 | 21 | $2,597 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 68 | $1,663 |
| IP/OBS CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 60 MINUTES | 14 | $934 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$1,463
Pharmacies billed $1,463 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 58) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical pain management clinician is at 44%.
58 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $1,463 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Gabapentin | 14 | $224 | $16 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 58 | 22 | 0% (0) | 0% | $1,463 |
| 2023 | 131 | 58 | None | 0% | $4,127 |
| 2022 | 36 | 22 | None | None | $2,232 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 5 drugs
| Duloxetine | 37 | $1,655 | $45 |
| Gabapentin | 33 | $864 | $26 |
| Celecoxib | 12 | $487 | $41 |
| Diclofenac | 17 | $473 | $28 |
| Baclofen | 12 | $224 | $19 |
2022: 1 drug
| Duloxetine | 12 | $409 | $34 |
Money from drug and device companies
$152 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $152 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | None | $436 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $78 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Medtronic | Intellis Adaptivestim | $152 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| Medtronic | Meals · 2024-05-21 | Intellis Adaptivestim | $152 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $436
| Painteq | Painteq | $242 | 1 payment
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| Saluda Medical Americas | Evoke Scs | $193 | 1 payment
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2022: $78
| Nevro | Omnia | $78 | 1 payment
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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
- 1366882029
- Licence
- CA A163921California A163921: Current · expires 2027-07-31
- Trained
- Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, 2018
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207LP2900X (207LP2900X); Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2013-06-26
- 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: 3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239