NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Chen, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Costa Mesa, CA

Karen Chen, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1598023103, issued on May 2, 2012. Check the license (California A136429, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598023103
Name
Karen Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A136429 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2900 Bristol St Ste B201, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone
(855) 867-5551
Enumerated
May 2, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260403001259); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2012
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 2900 Bristol St Ste B201

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  1. Maryam ObeydMarriage & Family Therapist1932884657

Verify Karen Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupCosta Mesa, CA

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

Karen Chen among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Karen Chen, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Allee, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261386960904
  2. Alejandro Alva, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261801816764
  3. Daniel Amen, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261831121375
  4. Britton Arey, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261295833374
  5. Robert Bota, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261407990773
  6. Borhan DarmalCosta Mesa, CA 926261679065536
  7. Daniel Emina, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261861633786
  8. Jennifer Farrell, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261558577403

Common questions

What is Karen Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598023103, issued on May 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Bristol St Ste B201, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (855) 867-5551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A136429, 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.

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.