Angela E Chen, MD
General Surgery · San Jose
- Medicare standing
- 1 flag on the record
- Listed below.
- Plans that list them
- 18
- 3 carriers
- Office
- 1
On the public record
- 1 Medical Board action on record
Offices
1 location · County of Santa Clara · 1,000 clinicians in this group
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
18 plans · 3 carriers
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 (408) 885-5000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
18 of 18 plans
| 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 |
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A95612 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2006 · expires 2027-12-31 · University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Board flags: Probation Completed.
Public record actions
| 2021-05-25 | Board disciplineDiscipline | Probation completed. · 8002014010298 |
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.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 2.572 | Worse | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.563 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.256 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.38) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.8 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 141 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 124 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.9 · 653 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 348 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 4,502 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.735 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 2.573 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.6 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 951 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 56.3 · 128 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 6.4 · 644 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 1.3 · 699 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 921 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.4 · 94 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.4 · 54 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.3 · 242 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 82% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 82% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 83% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$14,168
Medicare paid this office $14,168 for 51 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 18 | $848 | $42 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hernia repair - groin (open) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
51 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Under 65 26% · Women 55% · Health risk score 2.45. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical general surgery clinician is at 1.69.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 53% · Coronary heart disease 43% · Chronic kidney disease 41% · Heart failure 35% · Atrial fibrillation 31% · Depression 31% · COPD 22% · Dementia 22%.
The office billed $162,578, Medicare allowed $18,178 and paid $14,168; for 72 services of 24 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 | 51 | 72 | 69 | 2.45 | $162,578 | $14,168 |
| 2023 | 53 | 99 | 73 | 1.77 | $201,892 | $17,266 |
| 2022 | 42 | 82 | 76 | 1.90 | $132,831 | $12,377 |
| 2021 | 38 | 69 | 73 | 2.21 | $153,862 | $12,836 |
| 2020 | 80 | 130 | 72 | 2.56 | $181,473 | $17,996 |
| 2019 | 126 | 254 | 73 | 1.80 | $270,103 | $30,861 |
| 2018 | 88 | 181 | 71 | 2.27 | $144,675 | $20,100 |
| 2017 | 103 | 178 | 72 | 2.53 | $153,959 | $20,668 |
| 2016 | 132 | 287 | 66 | 3.37 | $273,247 | $34,499 |
| 2015 | 53 | 103 | 67 | 2.76 | $138,113 | $16,399 |
| 2013 | 70 | 107 | 65 | 4.30 | $102,906 | $15,425 |
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: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 28 | $1,976 | $46 |
2022: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $1,106 | $37 |
2021: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 22 | $1,026 | $38 |
2020: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 33 | $2,309 | $41 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 14 | $1,391 | $99 |
2019: 4 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 53 | $4,096 | $34 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 18 | $1,089 | $60 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $445 | $40 |
| Short return visit | 13 | $371 | $22 |
2018: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 39 | $2,413 | $34 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes | 12 | $1,078 | $90 |
| Short return visit | 12 | $319 | $19 |
2017: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 38 | $2,067 | $34 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $443 | $37 |
| Short return visit | 14 | $331 | $18 |
2016: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 54 | $3,787 | $32 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,016 | $65 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 28 | $1,116 | $40 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 16 | $991 | $62 |
| Short return visit | 23 | $609 | $21 |
2015: 2 services
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $974 | $30 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $489 | $41 |
2013: 3 services
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 17 | $1,438 | $85 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 17 | $1,050 | $32 |
| Short return visit | 11 | $239 | $20 |
Medicaid work
$2,558 in 2019
Medicaid paid $2,558 for 206 billed services this clinician did in 2019, up to 24 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 SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES | 180 | $2,434 |
| Short return visit | 26 | $124 |
| 2019 | 206 | 2 | 24 | $2,558 |
| 2018 | 179 | 2 | 23 | $3,100 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2018
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES | 167 | $3,005 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 12 | $95 |
Money from drug and device companies
$2,545 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | None | $2,545 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $146 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $50 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Intuitive Surgical | Davinci Xi | $2,545 | 4 payments
|
See all 4 published payments
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2024-11-12 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $1 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2024-10-31 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $28 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Meals · 2024-10-30 | Da Vinci Surgical System | $16 |
| Intuitive Surgical | Education · 2024-10-30 | Davinci Xi | $2,500 |
See earlier years (2023, 2019)
2023: $146
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals | Xarelto | $146 | 1 payment
|
2019: $50
| Veloxis Pharmaceuticals | Envarsus | $50 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 80.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1720003791
- Licence
- CA A95612California A95612: Current · expires 2027-12-31
- Trained
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 2001
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Surgery (208600000X); Federal specialty code 2086S0127X (2086S0127X)
- Mailing address
- 12589 Wardell Ct, Saratoga, CA, 95070
- NPI first listed
- 2006-07-12
- NPI last updated
- 2012-10-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.