Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $209.62 | 6 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $90.37 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $78.53 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $26.68 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. | $14.04 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78.53 | 3 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. ($78.53) |
| 2023 | $90.37 | 1 | Medtronic, Inc. ($90.37) |
| 2019 | $26.68 | 1 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($26.68) |
| 2018 | $14.04 | 1 | Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. ($14.04) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SITUATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.37 | General |
| Category: OR Safety | ||||||
| 11/08/2019 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.68 | General |
| Category: GIAPREZA | ||||||
| 09/12/2018 | Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. | Baxdela (Drug), Vabomere, Orbactiv | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 780 | 1,363 | $823,372 | $126,638 |
| 2022 | 6 | 628 | 1,103 | $623,896 | $91,413 |
| 2021 | 6 | 742 | 1,261 | $695,868 | $105,817 |
| 2020 | 6 | 865 | 1,513 | $513,950 | $117,148 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 276 | 721 | $391,006 | $63,786 | 16.3% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 206 | 216 | $118,655 | $18,215 | 15.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 109 | $119,821 | $17,521 | 14.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 126 | $123,018 | $15,766 | 12.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 99 | 165 | $61,490 | $9,776 | 15.9% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $9,382 | $1,574 | 16.8% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 242 | 657 | $335,727 | $50,307 | 15.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 108 | 111 | $110,112 | $14,631 | 13.3% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 172 | 177 | $92,394 | $13,829 | 15.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 71 | 109 | $38,695 | $5,879 | 15.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 33 | $36,168 | $5,370 | 14.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $10,800 | $1,396 | 12.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 172 | 476 | $243,236 | $37,794 | 15.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 135 | 141 | $139,872 | $21,295 | 15.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 167 | 359 | $127,445 | $19,618 | 15.4% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 147 | 150 | $78,613 | $12,254 | 15.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 98 | 98 | $66,150 | $8,893 | 13.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 37 | $40,552 | $5,962 | 14.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 326 | 822 | $206,270 | $46,550 | 22.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 158 | 172 | $78,750 | $17,873 | 22.7% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 193 | 201 | $75,132 | $16,695 | 22.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 97 | 103 | $61,489 | $15,690 | 25.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 77 | 187 | $61,621 | $15,350 | 24.9% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 28 | $30,688 | $4,989 | 16.3% |
About Dr. Best Chen, DO
Dr. Best Chen, DO is a Hospitalist healthcare provider based in Enid, Oklahoma. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/19/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982920708.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Best Chen, DO has received a total of $209.62 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $78.53 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($209.62).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Chen has provided services to 3,015 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,240 services with total Medicare billing of $441,016. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hospitalist
- Other Specialties Family Medicine
- Location Enid, OK
- Active Since 04/19/2010
- Last Updated 02/09/2018
- Taxonomy Code 208M00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1982920708
Products in Payments
- SITUATE (Device) $90.37
- Assure WCD (Device) $78.53
- GIAPREZA (Drug) $26.68
- Baxdela (Drug) $14.04
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.