Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Liza Chen, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Bakersfield, CA

Liza Chen, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1043294275, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license (California PA18136, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1043294275
Name
Liza Chen
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA18136 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6501 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone
(661) 322-2206
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2005
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 6501 Truxtun Ave

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

  1. Susana Bell, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1770605008
  2. Darren Board, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518452283
  3. Alan Cartmell, M.D.Specialist1316933021
  4. Sandra CasillasPhysician Assistant1164190153
  5. Ajay Desai, M.D.Specialist1124015706
  6. Son Dinh, M.D.Specialist1215924741

Verify Liza Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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 →

31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

576 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Liza Chen576
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Warfarin Sodium87 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl36 claims
  3. Dexamethasone30 claims
  4. Prochlorperazine Maleate30 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride28 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,800.42

178 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Liza Chen$3,800.42
  2. Specialty average$853.85

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Ravi Patel M D IncBakersfield, 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.

162 physician assistant records list a Bakersfield practice address

They are 162 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a Bakersfield practice address, and 13,861 physician assistant records in California.

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  4. Rea Elizabeth Abaniel, P.A.-CSeal Beach, CA1396173621
  5. Ramina Abbasi, PA-CSignal Hill, CA1093448300
  6. Ariel Abbott, PA-CStockton, CA1780334342
  7. Barrie Abbott, PA-CAnza, CA1861602575
  8. Elizabeth Abbott, PA-CSan Diego, CA1437540762
  9. Angela Abboud, MMS, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA1114399334
  10. Fatimeh Abdallah, P.A.-CNewport Beach, CA1487002218

Common questions

What is Liza Chen, PA-C's NPI number?

Liza Chen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043294275, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Liza Chen, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6501 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 322-2206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Liza Chen, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA18136, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Liza Chen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Liza Chen, PA-C had 576 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Liza Chen, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.