NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monica Chen

Family Nurse Practitioner · Santa Barbara, CA

Monica Chen is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1326767633, issued on Aug 22, 2022. Check the license (California 95020688, 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326767633
Name
Monica Chen
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
95020688 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone
(805) 879-0670
Enumerated
Aug 22, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221212002211); accepts Medicare assignment
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 540 W Pueblo St

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

  1. Mark Abate, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1588778674
  2. Mohammed Abu Zaanona, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1922591197
  3. Hannah AndrewsGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1447636337
  4. Maira Campos, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1497020861
  5. William Conway, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1962626390
  6. Jessica Davis, FNPNurse Practitioner1528215076

Verify Monica 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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

641 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Monica Chen641
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine35 claims
  2. Eliquis34 claims
  3. Anastrozole33 claims
  4. Gabapentin30 claims
  5. Lynparza26 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt25 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: $863.06

35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Monica Chen$863.06
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Sansum ClinicSantsa Barbara, CA

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

Monica Chen among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Monica Chen is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner 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 2022, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Santa Barbara

They are 65 of the 5,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Barbara, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tabitha Abraham, FNPSanta Barbara, CA 931051811558042
  2. Lindsay AbrahamsenSanta Barbara, CA 931051558750703
  3. Liesl Arteaga, NPSanta Barbara, CA 931051891957783
  4. Mei Mei Church, NPSanta Barbara, CA 931051205128915
  5. Jennifer Commander, N.P.Santa Barbara, CA 931051063421741
  6. Carol Dodero, N.P.Santa Barbara, CA 931051326144197
  7. Gina Faruzzi, FNPSanta Barbara, CA 931051881018513
  8. Juliette Fish, FNP-CSanta Barbara, CA 931051639459894

Common questions

What is Monica Chen's NPI number?

Monica Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326767633, issued on Aug 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monica Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 879-0670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monica Chen's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95020688, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Monica Chen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Monica Chen had 641 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.