Ariel R. Chen
Optometrist · Costa Mesa, CA
Ariel R. Chen is an optometrist with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1356922314, issued on Apr 20, 2021. Check the license (California 35161, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ariel R. Chen
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 35161 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3151 Airway Ave Ste M3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (714) 486-3315
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ariel R. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 35161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $685.09
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ariel R. Chen among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Ariel R. Chen is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 optometrist records list a practice address in Costa Mesa
They are 30 of the 4,286 NPPES records with a practice address in Costa Mesa, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sheena Ansarinia, ODCosta Mesa, CA 926261639726680
- Chi Chang, ODCosta Mesa, CA 926261740316041
- Jenny Choi, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261356390538
- Kevin Grant, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261043487929
- Adam Hulisz, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261417538257
- Rheela Kim, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261245785484
- Valerie Lam, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261720343478
- Thanh Mai, O.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261750636163
Common questions
What is Ariel R. Chen's NPI number?
Ariel R. Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356922314, issued on Apr 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ariel R. Chen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3151 Airway Ave Ste M3, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (714) 486-3315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ariel R. Chen's license?
NPPES lists California license number 35161, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.