Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Clara, CA
Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1710370424, issued on Mar 5, 2015. Check the license (California A172384, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Lauren Benador-Shen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A172384 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 851-4100
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210714002780); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Lauren Benador-Shen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A172384Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
750 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost113 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate113 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol101 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate66 claims
- Timolol Maleate61 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Lauren Benador-Shen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD's NPI number?
Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710370424, issued on Mar 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A172384, 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 Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Lauren Benador-Shen, MD had 750 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.