Christine Lai Chen, MD

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

MD61550002 Issued in WA

Practice address

22000 Marine View Dr S Ste 100
Des Moines, WA 98198-6233

Phone

(206) 592-5960

Fax

(206) 870-4770

NPI assigned

Apr 27, 2022

Sex

Female

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 WA

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

Family Practice

Education

University of Washington School of Medicine, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Franciscan Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 0547173866, 1,400 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Joseph Medical Center Hospital, Tacoma, WA, CCN 500108
• Highline Medical Center Hospital, Burien, WA, CCN 500011
• St Francis Community Hospital Hospital, Federal Way, WA, CCN 500141

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cchen920046@fhsce.catholichealth.net

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.

• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Silverdale, WA
  • NPI 1093165334
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1366539421
  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gig Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1386602555
  NPD (past)

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

• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1124291117
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1659585370

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1952309098
  Care Compare affiliation
• Highline Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Burien, WA
  • NPI 1558333682
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Francis Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Federal Way, WA
  • NPI 1093713091
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Francis Community Hospital

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Federal Way, WA
  • NPI 1336353069

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• St Francis Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Federal Way, WA
  • NPI 1922305606
  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": "1759795200000",
    "number": "1992449615",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "22000 MARINE VIEW DR S STE 100",
            "city": "DES MOINES",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "981986233",
            "telephone_number": "206-592-5960",
            "fax_number": "206-870-4770"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "state": "WA",
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            "telephone_number": "206-592-5960",
            "fax_number": "206-870-4770"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHEN",
        "first_name": "CHRISTINE",
        "middle_name": "LAI",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-04-27",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-07",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-07",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "207Q00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Family Medicine",
            "state": "WA",
            "license": "MD61550002",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Elaine Yi-Lien Chang, MD
• Yevgeniya V Charkowske, PHARMD
• Charles O. Holmes DDS PS
• Laura Kathleen Chasteen, RD, MS, CN
• Angie Chen, OT
• Mamatha Chenepalli, DMD
• Cheng Shao Anwar PLLC
• Kha Kein Cheng
• Veronica Cheverez
• Aaron K Chin

• Family Medicine Physician in Des Moines, WA
• Providers in Des Moines, WA by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Washington

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 7, 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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