Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1043465545, issued on Nov 25, 2008. Check the license (California A106034, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Lea Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A106034 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 353-7800
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2022
- Fax
- (415) 353-7870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110419000981); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1701 Divisadero St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Buchholz, MDPediatrics Physician1487738191
- Daniel Butler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013320738
Verify Cynthia Lea Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A106034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
517 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide60 claims
- Fluocinonide49 claims
- Fluorouracil44 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate38 claims
- Calcipotriene19 claims
- Hydrocortisone19 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: $119.60
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cynthia Lea Chen among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Mary Connolly, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151942265772
- Quita Cruciger, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151629161245
- Lindy Fox, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151790738953
- Anna Haemel, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151962448522
- Frank Jonelis, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151245318849
- Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151629026174
Common questions
What is Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043465545, issued on Nov 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 353-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A106034, 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 Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Lea Chen, M.D. had 517 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.