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Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS

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(152 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine (1992)

Professional interests include: aortic dissection, heart surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1300

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS is a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC specializing in cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Duke Health

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-8111

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Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-1300

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	122
doctor visit	138
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58
vascular procedures	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	127
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58
vascular procedures	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2014 were cardiac procedures, open surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	114
doctor visit	127
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	54
vascular procedures	35

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2015 were cardiac procedures, open surgery, vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	100
doctor visit	124
open surgery	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	31

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2016 were cardiac procedures, open surgery and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	140
open surgery	13
vascular procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2017 were open surgery, cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	101
open surgery	111
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2018 were open surgery, vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	82
open surgery	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30
vascular procedures	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2019 were cardiac procedures, open surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	62
doctor visit	64
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
open surgery	47
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26
vascular procedures	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC during 2020 were cardiac procedures, open surgery and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	53
open surgery	15
vascular procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS treated as a cardiac surgeon in Durham, NC were cardiac procedures, open surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and vascular procedures.

bypass surgery	22
cardiac procedures	83
doctor visit	91
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
open surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	45
vascular procedures	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	43
Male	69

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	86
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	53

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Basic, Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Healthy Blue, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Partners (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Basic

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Healthy Blue

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Partners (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 152 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

4.97

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-10-16

Performed life saving open heart surgery to repair thoracic aortic aneurism.  Was back to 95% after 2 months and danced at a friends wedding.  Can't say enough positive about how I was treated as a person and patient throughout the entire process.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$10,245 Avalus $5,594	Mosaic $2,043	Freestyle $910	Heart Valves $601	Aortic Stent Grafts $139	Other $958
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$4,835 Heart Valve Repair $4,247	Pericardial Heart Valves $309	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis $148	$131
Medtronic, Inc.	$3,502 ENDO GIA ULTRA $191	Signia $29	$3,281
Ethicon Inc.	$1,488 EVARREST $1,488
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation	$1,250 Cardiovascular Products $380	Vascutek $323	Virtuosaph $199	CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCT $148	$200
Other	$2,651 Mitra Clip system $656	On-X $365	SynerGraft $351	BOTOX $188	RELAY PLUS $177	Other $913

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,260
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,500
Travel and Lodging	$4,660
Consulting Fee	$4,312
Grant	$3,170
Other	$67

Research Payments

Dr. Edward P. Chen, MD, FACS has received 24 research payments totaling $235,404.

Biography

Dr. Edward Chen's specialties are cardiac surgery, general surgery, and thoracic surgery. His education and training includes medical school at Duke University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a hospital affiliated with Emory University. Clinical interests for Dr. Chen include minimally invasive valve surgery and aortic dissection. Dr. Chen is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Chen accepts Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. He is affiliated with Duke Health. His practice in Durham, NC is open to new patients as reported by Duke Health.