In 2023, Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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:

nursing home care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2012 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	409
doctor visit	1717
ear procedures	68
hospital care	515
inpatient care	515
lab tests	110
manual therapy	530
nursing home care	395
preventive care	196
rehabilitation	1753
vaccines	196

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2013 were rehabilitation, nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	326
doctor visit	1402
ear procedures	59
hospital care	619
inpatient care	619
lab tests	86
manual therapy	389
nursing home care	632
preventive care	113
rehabilitation	1213
vaccines	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	70
Hispanic	95
Asian	102
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	264
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	50
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2014 were rehabilitation, nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	325
doctor visit	1660
ear procedures	85
hospital care	513
inpatient care	513
lab tests	91
manual therapy	365
nursing home care	944
preventive care	113
rehabilitation	1395
vaccines	113

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	54
Hispanic	98
Asian	131
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	279
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	49
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
doctor visit	1051
ear procedures	62
hospital care	489
inpatient care	489
lab tests	75
manual therapy	114
nursing home care	682
preventive care	45
rehabilitation	452
vaccines	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	702

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	80
Hispanic	162
Asian	258
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	498
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	53
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2016 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	48
doctor visit	1197
ear procedures	99
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
nursing home care	500
preventive care	107
vaccines	107

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	24
Hispanic	69
Asian	122
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	253
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	59
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2017 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	39
doctor visit	832
ear procedures	39
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
nursing home care	572
preventive care	66
vaccines	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	26
Hispanic	63
Asian	94
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	204
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	62
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2018 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	58
doctor visit	1000
ear procedures	25
hospital care	234
inpatient care	234
nursing home care	649
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	78
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	180
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	66
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2019 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1178
ear procedures	14
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
nursing home care	640
preventive care	57
vaccines	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	80
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	145
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	64
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2020 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	987
ear procedures	16
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
nursing home care	790
preventive care	32
vaccines	32
vascular procedures	26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	148
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	74
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2021 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
doctor visit	809
electroencephalography (EEG)	24
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
nursing home care	815
preventive care	40
vaccines	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	132
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	64
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA during 2022 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	68
doctor visit	818
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
nursing home care	663
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	15
Hispanic	33
Asian	66
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	143
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	59
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated as a geriatrician in PASADENA, CA were rehabilitation, nursing home care, manual therapy and inpatient care.

blood draw	194
chronic care	48
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1150
ear procedures	51
electroencephalography (EEG)	24
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
lab tests	90
manual therapy	349
nursing home care	662
preventive care	78
rehabilitation	1203
vaccines	78
vascular procedures	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD.

**Gender**
Female	273
Male	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	93
Non-Hispanic White	233
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	62
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	204
75 to 84	126
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	35

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, dementia and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	54
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in PASADENA, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$1,612 Vascepa $1,612
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$916 FANAPT $916
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$681 Nuedexta $681
Lundbeck LLC	$488 NORTHERA $435	REXULTI $53
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$472 ENTRESTO $245	TEKTURNA $86	LEQVIO $62	EXELON PATCH $61	NON BRAND $17
Other	$4,301 AUSTEDO $324	GEMTESA $286	INGREZZA $278	Neupro $269	Prolia $176	Other $2,970

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,314
Consulting Fee	$125
Education	$32

Biography

Dr. Norman Chien is a geriatrics (elderly care) specialist in Pasadena, CA. On average, patients gave Dr. Chien a rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5). Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Pasadena, CA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Norman T. Chien, MD From 2012 - 2022

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