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Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD

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(Dr. Teresa Chen, M.D.)

(60 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

400 Parnassus Avenue B1
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2507

Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD is a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD is affiliated with UCSF Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

1001 Potrero Avenue Building 100 3rd Floor #342
San Francisco, CA 94110

(628) 206-8843

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3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto Vahcs (640)
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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400 Parnassus Avenue 1st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94122

(415) 353-2161

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400 Parnassus Avenue B1
San Francisco, CA 94143

(415) 353-2507

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In The News

“Left untreated, chronic kidney disease can progress more quickly to kidney failure, which in most cases requires dialysis or a transplant, said Dr. Teresa Chen, an assistant professor of medicine...”—"Rise in Kidney Disease Tied to Other Chronic Conditions, Study Finds", New York Times, November 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	86
doctor visit	74
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	312
doctor visit	159
hemofiltration	76
hospital care	345
inpatient care	345

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	19
Less than 65	112

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	70
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	302
doctor visit	132
hemofiltration	70
hospital care	300
inpatient care	300

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	13
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	65
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	243
doctor visit	154
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	379
inpatient care	379

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	264
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	34
Less than 65	244

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	65
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	91
doctor visit	76
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	65
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	155
doctor visit	115
hemofiltration	38
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	109
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	15
Less than 65	85

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	70
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	227
doctor visit	144
hemofiltration	65
hospital care	451
inpatient care	451

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	29
Less than 65	119

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	68
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	273
doctor visit	152
hemofiltration	80
hospital care	385
inpatient care	385

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	0
Less than 65	132

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	66
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	149
doctor visit	66
hemofiltration	50
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	14
Less than 65	90

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	62
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	128
doctor visit	127
hemofiltration	63
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	14
Less than 65	94

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	24
doctor visit	99
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	67
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	105

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	32

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	129

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD treated as a nephrologist in San Francisco, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	180
doctor visit	117
hemofiltration	59
hospital care	258
inpatient care	258

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	110
Male	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	76
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	101
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	12
75 to 84	49
Less than 65	84
65 to 74	77

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	12
Dementia	16

Education & Training

She completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. She is certified by the Board certification: Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology and has a state license in Maryland.

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Board Certification: Board certification: Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine/Nephrology

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UCSF Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Hill Physicians

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. Teresa Katie Chen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

UnitedHealthcare

SCAN Health Plan

Anthem

Health Net

Hill Physicians Care Solutions

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 60 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Teresa Katie Chen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA.

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Biography

Dr. Teresa Chen's medical specialty is adult nephrology. Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Chen's hospital/clinic affiliations include UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Blue Shield, Anthem, and Health Net. Dr. Chen has an open panel in San Francisco, CA according to Hill Physicians. She trained at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis for residency.