Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Lauren Bence, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Mill Valley, CA

Lauren Bence, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Mill Valley, California, and NPI 1336471697, issued on Feb 11, 2010. Check the license (California C146150, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1336471697
Name
Lauren Bence
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
C146150 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
279 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone
(415) 388-2801
Enumerated
Feb 11, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 279 Miller Ave

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

  1. Thomas Brookshire, P.A.Physician Assistant1720282684
  2. Joshua Pepper, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952965394
  3. Arnold Rabin, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1487606828
  4. Sandra Shefrin, M.D.Neurology Physician1083665335
  5. Tana Summers, PAPhysician Assistant1134240633
  6. Kyra Toquinto, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1053158386

Verify Lauren Bence 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

350 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Bence350
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate29 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
  3. Lorazepam22 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate17 claims
  5. Lisinopril14 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate13 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Curtis F. Robinson MD Inc.Mill Valley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,133 emergency medicine physician records in California.

Other emergency medicine physician records in California

  1. Cooper Aakhus, MDStanford, CA1194351007
  2. Pyra Aarden, MDMartinez, CA1417058199
  3. Neal Aaron, D.O.Encinitas, CA1114283520
  4. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA1811491194
  5. Nader Abas, MDBarstow, CA1346288305
  6. Michael Abbo, MDNovato, CA1205819042
  7. Daniel Abbott, MDFullerton, CA1518907864
  8. Paul-Andre Abboud, M.D.Oakland, CA1710065503
  9. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid, MDStanford, CA1457918740
  10. Ashraf Abdel-KerimChino, CA1396961538

Common questions

What is Lauren Bence, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lauren Bence, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336471697, issued on Feb 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Bence, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 279 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941. Phone: (415) 388-2801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Bence, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C146150, 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 Lauren Bence, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Bence, M.D. had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.