Chen Chao, MD

Primary specialty

Rheumatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RR0500X

License

V4892 Issued in TX

Practice address

6842 Plum Creek Dr
Amarillo, TX 79124-1601

Phone

(806) 353-7000

Fax

(888) 905-2452

NPI assigned

Jun 24, 2020

Reactivated

Feb 2, 2023

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

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 1

Specialty

Rheumatology

Education

Other, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Allergy Arts LLPGroup PAC ID 5698744316, 6 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Northwest Texas Hospital Hospital, Amarillo, TX, CCN 450209

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Allergy Arts LLP

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Amarillo, TX
  • NPI 1659342061
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ammar Jarrous MD PA

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Amarillo, TX
  • NPI 1811172422
  NPD (past)

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

• Northwest Texas Healthcare System Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Amarillo, TX
  • NPI 1467442418
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1754179200000",
    "number": "1780200816",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 51389",
            "city": "AMARILLO",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "791591389"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "6842 PLUM CREEK DR",
            "city": "AMARILLO",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "791241601",
            "telephone_number": "806-353-7000",
            "fax_number": "888-905-2452"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHAO",
        "first_name": "CHEN",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-24",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-03",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-03",
        "deactivation_date": "2022-01-17",
        "reactivation_date": "2023-02-02",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RR0500X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Rheumatology",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "V4892",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• John Richard Chandler, MD
• Pamela A Chandler, M.D.
• Samantha Michelle Chandler, PHARM. D.
• Ashwin Chandra, DO
• Rahul Chandra, M.D.
• Gary Earl Chapman, DDS
• David L Chastain, M.D.
• Goravpaul Chatrath
• Bennie Chavez
• Frank D Chavez, RECREATION RTS

• Rheumatology Physician in Amarillo, TX
• Providers in Amarillo, TX by specialty
• Rheumatology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 3, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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