Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sylmar, CA
Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sylmar, California, and NPI 1568657781, issued on Sep 11, 2007. Check the license (California A104170, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Formosa Cindy Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A104170 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA 91342
- Phone
- (818) 364-3031
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Formosa Cindy Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A104170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $24.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Formosa Cindy Chen among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Christojohn Samuel, MDSan Fernando, CA 913401134129828
- Scott Bricker, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451205991973
- Ali Cheaito, M.D.Mission Hills, CA 913451063622744
- Hany Farid, MDMission Hills, CA 913451215035415
- Scott Fields, MD.Mission Hills, CA 913451316051204
Common questions
What is Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568657781, issued on Sep 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA, 91342. Phone: (818) 364-3031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A104170, 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 Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Formosa Cindy Chen, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.