Individual provider Active NPI

Foster Chen, MD

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Lakewood, WA
National Provider Identifier
1326399080
Registry record updated Jan 5, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X
License
MD60948203 Issued in WA
Practice address
11307 Bridgeport Way SW Ste 220a
Lakewood, WA 98499-3024
Phone
(253) 985-6675
Fax
(253) 985-6678
NPI assigned
Sep 20, 2012
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jan 5, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X MD60948203 WA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

11307 Bridgeport Way SW Ste 220a
Lakewood, WA 98499-3024

Mailing address

11307 Bridgeport Way SW Ste 220a
Lakewood, WA 98499-3024
Phone (253) 985-6675

Other practice location 1

1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 98405-4933
Phone (253) 274-7504

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
SOAP URL https://careepicwa.kp.org:14430/Interconnect-CE-PRD/wcf/epic.community.hie/xcpdrespondinggatewaysync Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in WA, NE2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20191014003627 WA Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 5698021848 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20250930002896 NE Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 5698021848 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
Other, 2012
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Franciscan Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 0547173866, 1,400 clinicians
CHI Health Clinic Specialty LLCGroup PAC ID 4789098443, 317 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

4409 NW Anderson Hill Rd
Silverdale, WA 98383-6807
Phone (360) 698-6630

8207 Northwoods Dr
Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68505-2093
Phone (402) 484-3440

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • St Clare Hospital Hospital, Lakewood, WA, CCN 500021
  • CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE, CCN 280009
  • St Joseph Medical Center Hospital, Tacoma, WA, CCN 500108

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Hip replacement1-10
Knee replacement1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington CurrentSince Aug 13, 2019 Accepting new patients
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Current Accepting new patients
Franciscan Medical Group Orthopaedic Surgery CurrentSince Dec 8, 2025 Accepting new patients
Franciscan Medical Group CurrentSince Dec 8, 2025 Accepting new patients
CHI Health Clinic Specialty, LLC CurrentSince Oct 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington CurrentSince Aug 13, 2019 Accepting new patients
The Physician Network PastSince Sep 1, 2011 Accepting new patients

Locations

3219 Central Ave
Ste 102A
Kearney, NE 68847
Phone (308) 865-2600

8207 Northwoods Dr
Ste 100
Lincoln, NE 68505
Phone (402) 484-3440

7440 S 91st St
Lincoln, NE 68526
Phone (402) 489-6554

11307 Bridgeport Way SW
Ste 220A
Lakewood, WA 98499
Phone (253) 985-2733

125 16th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone (206) 326-3530

200 15th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone (206) 326-4530

4409 NW Anderson Hill Rd
Silverdale, WA 98383
Phone (360) 698-6012

1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone (253) 426-4101

1812 S J St
Ste 120
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone (253) 428-2200

9505 S Steele St
Tacoma, WA 98444
Phone (253) 597-6800

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: fchen919700@fhsce.catholichealth.net

Organizations & group practices 8

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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