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

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1114131042

Michael C Chen, MD practises Dermatology in Columbus, Ohio. Graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Forefront Dermatology SC, a 645-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Indiana and Ohio.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Licensed in
IN, OH
In the registry since
2007
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

4100 Horizons Dr Ste 101
Columbus, OH 43220-5283
Phone: (614) 754-8781
Fax: (614) 754-8924
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 4020 New Vision Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46845-1737 — (260) 423-2567
  • 330 N Wabash Ave Ste 360, Marion, IN 46952-2678 — (765) 664-3292

Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 35089664 (OH)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 01093979A (IN)

Record details

NPI number1114131042
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 10, 2007
Last updated in NPPESOctober 7, 2026
Certification dateOctober 7, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Forefront Dermatology Sc — 645 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Skin biopsy 212 times · 86th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 40 times · 84th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 281 times · 82nd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

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 patients651
Services billed 3,247 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

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.

Food and Beverage $211 10 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Forefront Dermatology SC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 645 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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