Dr. Antonia Chen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Chen
Dr. Antonia Chen is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Dallas, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chen performed 1,492 Medicare services across 808 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chen received a total of $2,765,712 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 931 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Chen is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 707 | $1 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 248 | $100 | $545 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 162 | $65 | $391 |
| Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance | 115 | $133 | $864 |
| Total knee replacement | 84 | $1,102 | $6,266 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 43 | $76 | $403 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 42 | $144 | $764 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 40 | $130 | $776 |
| Total hip replacement | 39 | $1,099 | $5,647 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $157 | $986 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Chen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 1%), with 17 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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