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Dr. Yuan Chen, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Tian Jin Medical University (1988)

1205 Oak Street
North Aurora, IL 60542

(630) 809-9707

Dr. Yuan Chen, MD is an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Tian Jin Medical University in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Yuan Chen, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine.

Office Locations

Northwestern Medicine

1205 Oak Street
North Aurora, IL 60542

(630) 809-9707

(630) 388-0706

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

nerve block

sciatic nerve block injection

By Affordability:

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

peripheral nerve block

rhizotomy

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Yuan Chen, MD performed more injections, nerve block, and sciatic nerve block injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, nerve procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, peripheral nerve block, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

In 2023, Dr. Yuan Chen, MD performed more major joint aspiration procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 25%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

minimally invasive procedures

pain management

rhizotomy

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

In 2012, Dr. Yuan Chen, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, minimally invasive procedures, pain management, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	19
doctor visit	313
injections	203
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve block	140
nerve procedures	45
pain management	229
spinal procedures	184

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	12
doctor visit	390
injections	114
minimally invasive procedures	37
nerve block	72
nerve procedures	37
pain management	139
spinal procedures	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	68

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	15
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	68
doctor visit	618
injections	279
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve block	147
nerve procedures	38
pain management	249
spinal procedures	211

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	23
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	92
doctor visit	404
injections	329
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	193
nerve procedures	35
pain management	272
spinal procedures	237

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	44
Less than 65	134

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	81
blood draw	16
doctor visit	665
hospital care	19
injections	286
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	38
nerve block	149
nerve procedures	38
pain management	243
spinal procedures	205

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	23
Less than 65	69

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	89
doctor visit	841
hospital care	40
injections	389
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	256
nerve procedures	53
pain management	353
spinal procedures	300

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	13
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	35
Less than 65	75

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	136
doctor visit	773
hospital care	23
injections	369
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	76
nerve block	199
nerve procedures	76
pain management	309
spinal procedures	233

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	35
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	123
doctor visit	901
hospital care	25
injections	417
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	70
nerve block	269
nerve procedures	70
pain management	364
spinal procedures	294

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	31
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	118
doctor visit	1182
hospital care	22
injections	370
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve block	228
nerve procedures	52
pain management	304
spinal procedures	252

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	27
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	140
doctor visit	1340
injections	456
minimally invasive procedures	75
nerve block	282
nerve procedures	75
pain management	373
spinal procedures	298

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	32
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

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

aspiration	127
doctor visit	1435
injections	422
minimally invasive procedures	104
nerve block	267
nerve procedures	104
pain management	381
spinal procedures	277

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	36
Less than 65	37

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Yuan Chen, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in North Aurora, IL were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	91
blood draw	16
doctor visit	805
hospital care	25
injections	330
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	56
nerve block	200
nerve procedures	56
pain management	292
spinal procedures	235

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Yuan Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	196
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	27
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	89

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Yuan Chen, MD graduated from Tian Jin Medical University in 1988. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Tian Jin Medical University (1988)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Northwestern Medicine

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$1,051 UBRELVY $594	QULIPTA $452	BOTOX $5
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$925 XTAMPZA $424	Xtampza ER $273	Nucynta $122	Nucynta ER $58	XtampzaER $29	Other $18
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$652 AJOVY $623	AMRIX $30
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$454 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $166	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $144	SYNCHROMED $74	ADAPTIVESTIM $56	INTELLIS $14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$421 MOVANTIK $421
Other	$4,779 NURTEC ODT $396	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $285	ZOHYDRO ER $258	Sprix $236	Lioresal (baclofen) $227	Other $3,376

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,279
Education	$3

Biography

Dr. Yuan Chen is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. Dr. Chen is professionally affiliated with Delnor Hospital. He attended Tian Jin Medical University and then went on to complete his residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is conversant in Chinese.