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Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD

(36 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

528 Capitola Avenue
Capitola, CA 95010

(831) 475-1630

Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz and Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California.

Office Locations

528 Capitola Avenue
Capitola, CA 95010

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	760
lab tests	25
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	683
lab tests	15
preventive care	59
vaccines	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	62
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	707
lab tests	20
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	67
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	744
lab tests	18
preventive care	54
vaccines	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	406
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	110
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

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

doctor visit	734
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
lab tests	16
preventive care	51
vaccines	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	52
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	816
lab tests	20
preventive care	58
vaccines	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	54
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

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

doctor visit	869
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lab tests	25
preventive care	88
vaccines	88

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	480
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	295
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	85
Less than 65	53

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	926
lab tests	25
preventive care	98
vaccines	85

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	77
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	625
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	58
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

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

doctor visit	913
lab tests	12
preventive care	48
vaccines	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	85
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	1026
lab tests	26
preventive care	22
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	73
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Capitola, CA were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

diabetes management	13
doctor visit	800
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
lab tests	20
preventive care	54
vaccines	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	16
Non-Hispanic White	383
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	114
85 and over	65
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	240

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Dignity Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California

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. Robert P. Chen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE, Cigna, Anthem, First Health, TriWest, United Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

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

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE

Cigna

Anthem

First Health

TriWest

United Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente

HealthSmart

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 36 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Capitola, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-11-06

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Chen has been my primary MD for years now- and he is always so helpful n nice- I had a number of different doctors appts. N things going on with me - my last visit- and the moment Dr. Chen walked in the room - he knew exactly what was going on- got all my stuff organized - added stuff I didn't even think of that needed to be done- he took my vitals - he filled out all my lab paperwork-Dr. Chen has an altruistic deportment towards just helping people

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-29

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It was a really good experience, even though I was talking to a man about female issues. I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. He was matter-of-fact and very knowledgeable. I thank him for his fabulous doctoring.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-04

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Chen is one of the most caring and thorough physicians I have worked with. It is quite auspicious that I was assigned him.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-31

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Dr Chen has always listened to what is happening and follows through with deciding what is best to do next

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-08-18

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Dr. Chen is a really good provider! He patiently listened to my questions and gave me thoughtful answers.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-18

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Very thorough examination and explanation. Answered all my questions and discussed my concerns.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-12

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Dr Chen is an excellent listener. He also provides sage advice to promote a healthy outlook.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-20

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Dr. Chen always listens to my concerns and provides thoughtful and knowledgeable answers.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-01

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Asked plenty of questions and gave me directions on how to go forward

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-01

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I have recommended multiple people to Dr Chen & other staff.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$26 Synthroid $26
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$17 FARXIGA $17
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$13 BELSOMRA $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$56

Research Payments

Dr. Robert P. Chen, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $44,802.

Biography

Dr. Robert Chen sees patients in Capitola, CA. His medical specialty is family medicine. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Chen is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including MultiPlan, Anthem, and Blue California. He is not accepting new patients at this time according to Doctor.com. Dr. Chen attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine.