Peggy Chen, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Peggy Chen, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1861687634, issued on Sep 13, 2007. Check the license (California A068794, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peggy Chen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A068794 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1658 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 464-7000
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051128000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1658 Soquel Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maya Dawson, ART PTSpecialist1568536316
Verify Peggy Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A068794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl23 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: $42.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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.
Peggy Chen among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Peggy Chen, M.D. is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lora Boone, MPTSanta Cruz, CA 950651750754776
- Miesha Farahmand, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651740744788
- Jennie Jet, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651073579231
- Kaly Kao, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651730321993
- Daniel Marcus, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651093785214
- Bonny Masters, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950651891068771
- Punit Patel, D.O.Santa Cruz, CA 950651629500608
- Matthew Ryan, DOSanta Cruz, CA 950651831498393
Common questions
What is Peggy Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Peggy Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861687634, issued on Sep 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peggy Chen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1658 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 464-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peggy Chen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A068794, 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 Peggy Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peggy Chen, M.D. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.