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Marianne Chen-Lin Chen, MD

Anesthesiology · Stanford

NPI 1992949515

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1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A113432 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2027-11-30 · Boston 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 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

$33,887

Medicare paid this office $33,887 for 100 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen11$4,187$381
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin25$976$38

Who their Medicare patients are

100 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 39% · Health risk score 2.71. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 51% · Chronic kidney disease 45% · Coronary heart disease 42% · Atrial fibrillation 33% · Depression 33% · Heart failure 32% · Cancer 30% · COPD 22% · Dementia 15% · Stroke 15%.

The office billed $269,532, Medicare allowed $42,634 and paid $33,887; for 139 services of 43 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
2024100139702.71$269,532$33,887
202395133732.29$222,340$29,827
2022130203712.23$328,313$41,972
2021102160712.20$284,650$31,918
2020128201702.94$350,180$37,670
2019132230702.10$381,210$44,534
201882140691.66$226,825$24,164
2017191317702.00$548,433$61,077
2016214328702.08$614,105$71,730
2015185279702.10$519,400$65,197
201484123711.46$213,143$27,944
20131112702.40$22,259$3,454

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 electroshock therapy14$2,429$93
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin24$937$39

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen13$5,129$395
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy22$4,645$97
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin31$1,287$39

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen11$3,071$279
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy15$1,862$89
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope12$1,657$138
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin31$1,392$40

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen20$5,396$270
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy23$4,754$101
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin35$1,488$40

2019: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy21$6,993$103
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen13$3,477$267
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope12$2,181$182
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin33$1,430$40

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy15$2,869$99
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin27$1,045$39

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Anesthesia for removal of pancreas including use of an endoscope11$4,823$438
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen16$4,465$279
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope25$3,207$128
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin66$2,963$44
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)12$1,800$106
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy11$1,201$86
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access23$359$13

2016: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity15$5,435$362
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen15$4,607$307
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin68$3,166$45
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope12$2,000$167
Anesthesia for electroshock therapy11$1,086$91
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access19$294$13

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity17$9,268$545
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen21$6,825$310
Anesthesia for insertion or replace of pacing heart defibrillator12$3,631$303
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin57$2,635$45
Anesthesia for procedure on gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope14$1,530$109
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)11$1,170$106
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access20$271$13

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin21$936$45

Money from drug and device companies

$159 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202512None$159
202411None$55

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
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsLibtayo$159
2 payments
  • Meals for Dupixent · 2025-06-26 · $37
  • Meals for Libtayo · 2025-06-21 · $122
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsMeals · 2025-06-26Dupixent$37
Regeneron Healthcare SolutionsMeals · 2025-06-21Libtayo$122
See earlier years (2024)

2024: $55

Payments by company in 2024
Edwards LifesciencesSwan-Ganz$55
1 payment
  • Meals for Swan-Ganz · 2024-03-06 · $55

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
1992949515
Licence
CA A113432California A113432: Current · expires 2027-11-30
Trained
Boston University School of Medicine, 2009
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Federal specialty code 207LC0200X (207LC0200X)
Mailing address
1021 S Almansor St, Alhambra, CA, 91801
NPI first listed
2009-04-27
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: 751 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128