Linda S. Chen, MD
Neurology Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Linda S. Chen, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1629105069, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (California A110456, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda S. Chen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A110456 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 681-7500
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100612000035); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Linda S. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A110456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,432 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam279 claims
- Lamotrigine141 claims
- Gabapentin131 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa97 claims
- Emgality Pen92 claims
- Sumatriptan Succinate85 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: $1,701.90
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda S. Chen among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Linda S. Chen, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
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- Paul Gertler, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051710095229
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Common questions
What is Linda S. Chen, MD's NPI number?
Linda S. Chen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629105069, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda S. Chen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 681-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda S. Chen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A110456, 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 Linda S. Chen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda S. Chen, MD had 2,432 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.