NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Orange, CA

Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1396802021, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (California A81380, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396802021
Name
Athena Elizabeth Andersen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A81380 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 288-3230
Enumerated
Jan 2, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 744-5294
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070322000615); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1201 W LA Veta Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah AbbamontoClinical Social Worker1396268553
  2. Yesenia Acosta, ACSWClinical Social Worker1114744513
  3. Natalie Adame, PNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1750993622
  4. David Adams, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1497109722
  5. William Adelman, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1831191386
  6. Isela Aguirre Verdugo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1316465834

Verify Athena Elizabeth Andersen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,090 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Athena Andersen3,090
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
  3. Lisinopril133 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium114 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
  6. Omeprazole81 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $73.73

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Athena Andersen$73.73
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Medical FoundationTustin, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Athena Elizabeth Andersen among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

106 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Orange

They are 106 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Latika Arsecularatne, M.D.Orange, CA 928681518070382
  2. Catherine Cummins, MDOrange, CA 928681003996109
  3. Prajakta Deshpande, MDOrange, CA 928681760576094
  4. Emily E Dow, MDOrange, CA 928681275613317
  5. Cecilia A Florio, MDOrange, CA 928681770663825
  6. Kathleen E Gallagher, MDOrange, CA 928681932289089
  7. Lisa M Gibbs, MDOrange, CA 928681578643623
  8. John A Heydt, MDOrange, CA 928681750461810

Common questions

What is Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396802021, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 288-3230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A81380, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Athena Elizabeth Andersen, M.D. had 3,090 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.