Tan Chen, MD, FRCSC

About

TAN CHEN, MD, FRCSC is an orthopedic surgery located at 6355 WALKER LN STE 202 in ALEXANDRIA, VA.

Tan Chen is one of 36 orthopedic providers listed in ALEXANDRIA, VA on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Tan Chen's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 22 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  39

  22 patients · near the state median of 39

• Fusion of additional segment of spine

  24

  11 patients · below the state median of 43

• Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft

  17

  17 patients · near the state median of 21

• Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment

  16

  16 patients · near the state median of 15

• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc

  15

  15 patients · near the state median of 22

• Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments

  14

  14 patients · near the state median of 21

Training and practice

Tan Chen has been in practice since 2015, after graduating from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

• Practices with Geisinger Clinic (3,432 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Inova Alexandria Hospital, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
• Offers telehealth visits

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $8,100 in payments and transfers of value to Tan Chen in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• consulting

  $8,100

Reported by Medtronic, Inc., SI-BONE, INC., Globus Medical, Inc.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Pennsylvania and Virginia - licensed beyond the practice state, which roughly one in five providers here is
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.