Joseph C. Chen, MD

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

A55210 Issued in CA

Practice address

805 W Acequia Ave Ste 2C
Visalia, CA 93291-6164

Phone

(559) 202-0282

NPI assigned

Nov 14, 2006

Last updated

Feb 12, 2026By the provider in NPPES

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 CA

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

Neurosurgery

Education

New York University School of Medicine, 1994

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Kern County Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 4688964521, 264 clinicians

Center Neurorestoration Associates Inc a Professional CorporationGroup PAC ID 6103152731, 4 clinicians

Kaweah Delta Health Care DistrictGroup PAC ID 6608778790, 110 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Kaweah Health Medical Center Hospital, Visalia, CA, CCN 050057
• Kern Medical Center Hospital, Bakersfield, CA, CCN 050315
• Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Hospital, Thousand Oaks, CA, CCN 050549

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir-usa.unify.chbase.com/org/kernvh-26e64ef3

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

• Center Neurorestoration Associates Inc., a Professional Corporation

  dba Center Neurorestoration Associates Inc.

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1689226722
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Kaweah Delta Health Care District

  dba Kaweah Health Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1326704529
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376623538
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  dba Greater Modesto Medical Surgical Associates

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Modesto, CA
  • NPI 1104183052
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  dba UCI Primary Care Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Orange, CA
  • NPI 1679521850

  Neurological Surgery

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  dba Central Coast Associated Physicians Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Paso Robles, CA
  • NPI 1538420104
  NPD
• First Choice Physician Partners

  dba De La Pena Eye Clinic, A Medical Group

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • El Monte, CA
  • NPI 1912732892
  NPD
• Kaweah Delta Health Care District

  dba Kaweah Health Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit

  • Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1447016050
  NPD
• Kaweah Delta Health Care District

  dba Kaweah Health Medical Clinic - Willow Specialty

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1578081915

  Neurological Surgery

  NPD
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376960005
  NPD
• Joy T. Torakawa, M.D., Inc.

  dba Acequia Dermatology

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1003089566
  NPD (past)
• Kaweah Delta Health Care District

  dba Kaweah Health Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1588663769
  NPD (past)

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

• Kaweah Delta Health Care District

  dba Kaweah Health Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Visalia, CA
  • NPI 1588663769
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376623538
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1376960005
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1427176569
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • Pharmacy
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1629081849

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Kern County Hospital Authority

  dba Kern Medical Center

  • Pharmacy
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • NPI 1699859223

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Los Robles Regional Medical Center

  dba Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Thousand Oaks, CA
  • NPI 1306890389
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Dyvanee Raelynn Chavira, PHD
• Nancy D Chavira
• Chawki Gerges MD Inc (Gerges Medical Clinic, Inc.)
• Gurpreet Kaur Cheema, MD
• Jefferson Chen
• Kai-Lieh Chen, M.D.
• Wei-Tzuoh Chen, MD
• Wilson S Chen, DO
• Yiyuan Chen, DDS
• Gordon Cheung, DO

• Neurological Surgery Physician in Visalia, CA
• Providers in Visalia, CA by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 12, 2026; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.