NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cindy Chen, PA-C

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Orange, CA

Cindy Chen, PA-C is a psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1023756053, issued on May 20, 2022. Check the license (California PA61714, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023756053
Name
Cindy Chen
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0808X
License number
PA61714 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1310 W Stewart Dr Ste 306, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 545-5550
Enumerated
May 20, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241118001943); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1310 W Stewart Dr Ste 306

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

  1. Soo Chi Bang, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487423455
  2. Diego Belalcazar, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1144095597
  3. Erin Brosamer, PA-C, CAQ-PSYCHMedical Physician Assistant1710534359
  4. Sarah HarrodPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1366129587
  5. Christy Mantanona Lee, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1376725580
  6. Juan Santacruz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528823689

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

2,951 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,054 among the 390 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cindy Chen2,951
  2. Specialty average1,054

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
  2. Alprazolam98 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl95 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate92 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium83 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: $269.05

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 285 providers of this specialty with any payment received $924.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cindy Chen$269.05
  2. Specialty average$924.95

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. Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists IncCorona, CA

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

Cindy Chen among 60 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in California

Cindy Chen, PA-C is one of 60 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in California. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 24 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in California

There are 60 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah HarrodOrange, CA 928681366129587
  2. Rachel Albaugh, PAOrange, CA 928661326647413
  3. Michael Choi, PA-COrange, CA 928661881232429
  4. Larissa Gonzalez, PA-COrange, CA 928661811461106
  5. Warren Carter, PA-CCorona, CA 928821306662267
  6. Sabrina Torres, PA-CCorona, CA 928821104638378
  7. Tina Dulaine, LVNCamarillo, CA 930121811147804
  8. Erin Hurley, PA-CSanta Ana, CA 927051649760901

Common questions

What is Cindy Chen, PA-C's NPI number?

Cindy Chen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023756053, issued on May 20, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cindy Chen, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1310 W Stewart Dr Ste 306, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 545-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cindy Chen, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA61714, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cindy Chen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cindy Chen, PA-C had 2,951 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,054. 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.