Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Sheldon Chen, MD

Individual provider Nephrology Physician · NPI 1003921495

Dr. Sheldon Chen, MD practises Nephrology in Houston, Texas. Graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1994, 32 years ago. Practices with Physicians Referral Service, a 2,727-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Illinois and Texas.

Years since qualifying
32
Trained at
Baylor College of Medicine
Licensed in
IL, TX
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030-4009 Not confirmed with CMS for 11 years — call before visiting
Phone: (713) 792-6161
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Specialties & licences

Nephrology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence Q1964 (TX)
Nephrology Physician Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence 036-113589 (IL)

Record details

NPI number1003921495
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 27, 2015

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEPHROLOGY
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1994 (32 years in practice)
Group practice Physicians Referral Service — 2727 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients307
Services billed 993 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Consulting Fee $175 1 payment
Food and Beverage $117 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Affiliated with 1 hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Physicians Referral Service

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2727 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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