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Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD

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(Wayne Chen, MD)

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Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: elbow surgery, fasciotomy, elbow problems, and more.

1717 Will O Wisp Drive Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

(757) 644-0499

Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD is a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA specializing in hand surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD is affiliated with OrthoVirginia, Sentara Health, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Sentara Virginia Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center, ORTHOVIRGINIA INC, Sentara Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Center, LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC, The Surgery Center of Chesapeake and OrthoVirginia Virginia Beach.

Office Locations

1717 Will O Wisp Drive Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

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Some issues Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD can help you with:

Trigger Finger Surgery

"Trigger finger," or stenosing tenosynovitis, is a condition where the tendons at the base of a finger become irritated and swollen. They may develop small lumps similar to scar tissue. As the swollen, bumpy tendons pass through their sheath, a tunnel of connective tissue that holds them in place, they become stuck. The finger gets frozen in a bent, curled position. If forced, the finger can be straightened. When this happens, the stuck tendons slip through all at once, often causing a popping or clicking noise. Many cases of trigger finger respond well to non-surgical treatments such as NSAIDs, splints, or injected steroids. However, in severe cases, surgery may be necessary.

During trigger finger surgery, the tendons at the base of the affected finger are identified and the sheath is opened up, allowing the tendons to move freely without getting stuck. This can be done through a tiny incision in the palm, or even without an incision at all, using the tip of a needle. Most people are able to move their fingers normally, bending and straightening their finger without catching or popping, right away after surgery. Although patients may have some pain and stiffness as they heal, recovery is quick.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

fasciotomy

needle aponeurotomy

In 2023, Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD performed more fasciotomy, and needle aponeurotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

tendon surgery

In 2013, Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD performed more tendon surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	13
doctor visit	123
injections	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	61
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	453
immobilization	14
injections	144
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve procedures	15
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	22
Less than 65	28

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	81
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	661
immobilization	26
injections	252
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	67
nerve procedures	29
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	67

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	48
Less than 65	33

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

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

aspiration	124
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	735
fasciotomy	12
hospital care	15
immobilization	12
injections	322
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	23
tendon surgery	60
upper extremity surgery	95
X-rays	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	54
Less than 65	31

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA during 2023 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

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

aspiration	124
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	683
fasciotomy	15
injections	279
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve procedures	37
tendon surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	101

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	397
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	43
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Virginia Beach, VA were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	80
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	531
fasciotomy	13
hospital care	15
immobilization	17
injections	202
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nerve procedures	26
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	72
X-rays	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2023

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

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	296
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	111
85 and over	33
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD From 2019 - 2023

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery (2031)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OrthoVirginia

Sentara Health

Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Sentara Virginia Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center

ORTHOVIRGINIA INC

Sentara Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Center

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

The Surgery Center of Chesapeake

OrthoVirginia Virginia Beach

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. Wayne Alan Chen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna Connect, Medicaid of Virginia FAMIS, Humana, Anthem (PAR/PPO/FEP), Medicaid of Virginia, United Healthcare, Oscar, Accountable Care Management Group (ACMG), Custom Ink, Anthem Dual Advantage, Extra Help, and Grocery, Cigna, Anthem Healthkeepers (HMO), Sentara Community Complete, Medicare Railroad, Anthem Healthkeepers Plus, Sentara Medicare Value, Carefirst, Medicare, Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage, Sentara Community Plan, Sentara Medicare Salute, Anthem Medicare Advantage, Molina Complete Care, Aetna, Aetna Better Health, Clear Spring Health, Tricare/Humana Military, Kaiser Permanente, Prime Health, Sentara Medicare Prime, SaveATree, MedCost/Virginia Health Network and Sentara Health Plans.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Wayne Alan Chen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna Connect

Medicaid of Virginia FAMIS

Humana

Anthem (PAR/PPO/FEP)

Medicaid of Virginia

United Healthcare

Oscar

Accountable Care Management Group (ACMG)

Custom Ink

Anthem Dual Advantage, Extra Help, and Grocery

Cigna

Anthem Healthkeepers (HMO)

Sentara Community Complete

Medicare Railroad

Anthem Healthkeepers Plus

Sentara Medicare Value

Carefirst

Medicare

Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage

Sentara Community Plan

Sentara Medicare Salute

Anthem Medicare Advantage

Molina Complete Care

Aetna

Aetna Better Health

Clear Spring Health

Tricare/Humana Military

Kaiser Permanente

Prime Health

Sentara Medicare Prime

SaveATree

MedCost/Virginia Health Network

Sentara Health Plans

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Fortis Surgical, LLC	$2,509 $2,509
Skeletal Dynamics Inc	$693 Implate $693
Arthrex, Inc.	$542 $542
BIOVENTUS LLC	$522 Durolane $232	Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $177	Exogen $70	Stimrouter Implantable Kit $26	GELSYN 3 $17
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$504 External Fixation System $273	TenoGlide $128	Instruments-Orthopedic $104
Other	$1,533 Aptus $398	XIAFLEX $330	AxoGuard Nerve Protector $108	V.A.C. VERAFLO $105	InnovaMatrix AC $67	Other $525

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,765
Education	$1,844
Travel and Lodging	$1,696

Biography

Dr. Wayne Chen's specialties are orthopedic trauma and hand surgery. Areas of expertise for Dr. Chen include wrist fracture surgery, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), and ganglion cyst. Dr. Chen's professional affiliations include Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and OrthoVirginia. He appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue California, and Cigna Connect, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Virginia Beach, VA. Dr. Chen graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has received professional recognition including the following: Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS); Voted Top Doctor by Coastal Virginia Magazine; and Emanual B. Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence in Surgery of the Hand.