Helen Pensanti, MD
General Practice Physician · Santa Ana, CA
Helen Pensanti, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1659707586, issued on Sep 24, 2013. Check the license (California A41177, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Pensanti
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- A41177 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1206 E 17TH St Ste 101, Santa Ana, CA 92701
- Phone
- (714) 352-2911
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Fax
- (714) 352-2903
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050112001194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1206 E 17TH St Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helen Pensanti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A41177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
3,229 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Lisinopril173 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 claims
- Metformin Hcl108 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa107 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium105 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: $14.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Good Health Medical IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Pensanti among 1,956 general practice physician records in California
Helen Pensanti, MD is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X 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 Helen Pensanti, MD's NPI number?
Helen Pensanti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659707586, issued on Sep 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Pensanti, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1206 E 17TH St Ste 101, Santa Ana, CA, 92701. Phone: (714) 352-2911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Pensanti, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A41177, 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 Helen Pensanti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Pensanti, MD had 3,229 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.