In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. Alan Chen, MD performed more greater occipital nerve block procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

nerve conduction studies

pain management

By Affordability:

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

peripheral nerve block

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Washington, Dr. Alan Chen, MD performed more injections, nerve conduction studies (NCS), and pain management procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, nerve conduction studies (NCS), and peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, spinal procedures, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	786
doctor visit	461
injections	204
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	172
pain management	204
spinal procedures	223
X-rays	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	495
injections	196
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
nerve block	143
nerve procedures	12
pain management	208
spinal procedures	182

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	21
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2014 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	540
injections	250
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	48
nerve block	160
pain management	250
spinal procedures	208

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	583
injections	247
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
nerve block	132
pain management	247
spinal procedures	183

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	50
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	525
injections	367
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
nerve block	225
pain management	367
spinal procedures	269

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	37
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2017 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	566
injections	240
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	47
nerve block	83
pain management	240
spinal procedures	130

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	29
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	693
injections	247
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
nerve block	62
pain management	247
spinal procedures	112

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	38
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2019 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	796
injections	301
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	72
nerve block	67
pain management	301
spinal procedures	139

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	35
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	779
injections	193
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	36
nerve block	33
nerve procedures	11
pain management	204
spinal procedures	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	29
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	552
injections	171
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
nerve block	73
pain management	171
spinal procedures	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	29
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA during 2022 were pain management, injections, diagnostic procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	522
injections	190
nerve block	61
pain management	190
spinal procedures	48

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	22
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Chen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Auburn, WA were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	592
injections	236
minimally invasive procedures	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	46
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	110
nerve procedures	11
pain management	239
spinal procedures	150
X-rays	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	251
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	28
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	117

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Chen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan Chen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alan Chen, MD has an average of 2.33 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alan Chen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Auburn, WA.

2.33

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alan Chen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC	$324 $324
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$215 MOVANTIK $215
Nevro Corp.	$199 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $116	Senza $58	Omnia $25
Horizon Pharma plc	$187 Duexis $158	RAYOS $30
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$173 MONOVISC $106	PEAK $30	ORTHOVISC $26	Early Intervention $10
Other	$1,603 XARTEMIS XR $148	EUFLEXXA $104	SCS IPGs $98	PAIN MANAGEMENT $65	PENNSAID $57	Other $1,131

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,699
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. Alan Chen's area of specialization is interventional pain medicine. He is a graduate of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Chen's average rating from his patients is 2.5 stars (out of 5).