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Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Harvard Medical School

110 Lockwood Street 6th Floor
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 793-9166

Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD is a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD is affiliated with Newport Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

110 Lockwood Street 6th Floor
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 793-9166

(401) 444-2788

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Clark Chen, professor of neurosurgery and director of the Brain Tumor Program at Brown University Health, answered Providence Business News' questions about the trial.”—"Five Questions With: Dr. Clark Chen", Providence Business News, October 2025

“"Our laboratory research suggests this approach can significantly improve outcomes for patients with brain metastases," said Dr. Clark C. Chen, professor of neurosurgery and director of the Brain...”—"R.I. Hospital launches first U.S. clinical trial combining focused ultrasound and immunotherapy", Providence Business News, September 2025

“Radiation lasts for about a month and the body naturally breaks down the GammaTile, says Dr. Clark Chen, director of the brain tumor program at Rhode Island Hospital.”—"Tiny brain implants aim potent radiation at tumors", Providence Business News, February 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2012 were radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
image guided procedures	15
radiation therapy	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	15
doctor visit	28
excision	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2021 were radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

image guided procedures	16
radiation therapy	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI during 2022 were radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

image guided procedures	14
radiation therapy	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Providence, RI were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and radiation therapy.

cranial surgery	15
doctor visit	18
excision	15
hospital care	33
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	33
radiation therapy	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	19

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Dementia	6
Cancer	20

Education & Training

Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newport Hospital

The Miriam Hospital

Brown University Health

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$82,110 Edge $35,781	TrueBeam $13,372	Clinac $8,412	Rapid Arc $3,054	$21,491
Medtronic, Inc.	$20,392 StealthStation $4,500	STEALTH AUTOGUIDE SYSTEM $1,300	VISUALASE $276	MAZOR X SYSTEM $168	Mazor X Stealth Edition $50	Other $14,097
GT Medical Technologies, Inc	$17,125 GammaTile $16,297	$828
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.	$16,905 CLEARPOINT $10,591	ClearPoint Neuro Workstation $6,314
Monteris Medical Corporation	$16,785 NeuroBlate $16,785
Other	$21,047 NON-PRODUCT $9,740	VISUALASE $3,329	Stealth Autoguide $2,400	ClearPoint System $2,325	IMRIS Hybrid OR $1,145	Other $2,107

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$68,506
Consulting Fee	$45,428
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$32,195
Honoraria	$21,799
Food and Beverage	$6,255
Other	$182

Research Payments

Dr. Clark C. Chen, PhD, MD has received 35 research payments totaling $290,823.

Biography

Dr. Clark Chen's area of specialization is neurosurgery. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital's residency program. His hospital/clinic affiliations include The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and Newport Hospital.