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Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Yale School of Medicine

Professional interests include: cervical (neck) spine problems, spine surgery procedures

122 La Casa Viaduct Suite 222
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

(925) 937-0404

Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD is a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD is affiliated with John Muir Health.

Office Locations

John Muir Health

122 La Casa Viaduct Suite 222
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

(925) 937-0404

(925) 937-1340

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	190
hospital care	288
inpatient care	288

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	172
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	42
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	202
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	16
Hispanic	20
Asian	29
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	51
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	266
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	42
Hispanic	50
Asian	48
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	108
Less than 65	84

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	271
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	38
Less than 65	52

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	294
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	21
Hispanic	19
Asian	26
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	41
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
doctor visit	305
hospital care	291
inpatient care	291
neck surgery	17
spinal procedures	30

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	15
Hispanic	28
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	38
Less than 65	47

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	333
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	33
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
doctor visit	226
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
neck surgery	11
spinal procedures	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	16
Hispanic	33
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	33
Less than 65	31

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	353
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187
neck surgery	14
spinal procedures	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	17
Hispanic	25
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	32
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
doctor visit	396
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
neck surgery	17
spinal procedures	38

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	17
Hispanic	23
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	36
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Walnut Creek, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and neck surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	273
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241
neck surgery	14
spinal procedures	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	208
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	41
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	120

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Terence Ling Chen, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. He completed residency at Yale University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: Yale University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

John Muir Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$13,997 Spine $5,366	CREO $1,703	Excelsius Robotics System $1,319	RISE $852	QUARTEX $495	Other $4,262
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$2,971 Other - Miscellaneous $874	Biologics $319	INVICTUS OPEN $196	OsseoScrew $171	IdentiTi $101	Other $1,309
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,591 O-ARM-ST $1,578	StealthStation $13
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$995 Spine $752	MIS $125	VIPER $49	MICROSENSORS $36	Thoracolumbar $33
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$132 ANDEXXA $132
Other	$603 Kcentra $80	NEURO $78	Briviact $74	Laser ablation $43	Cervical $39	Other $288

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,235
Travel and Lodging	$9,053

Biography

Dr. Terence Chen's medical specialty is neurosurgery. His clinical interests include cervical (neck) spine problems and spine surgery procedures. After attending Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Chen completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Yale University. He is professionally affiliated with John Muir Health. His practice in Walnut Creek, CA is open to new patients as reported by John Muir Health.

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

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

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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