NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samantha Lau Chen, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Orange, CA

Samantha Lau Chen, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1346669207, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license (California A142174, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346669207
Name
Samantha Lau Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
A142174 CA
288718 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-5726
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2026
Medicaid ID
05535653 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210712003745); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2014
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 101 The City Dr S

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

  1. Danny Abad, PAPhysician Assistant1477158673
  2. Edward AbaradoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912855198
  3. Nagina Abdiani, DOGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1518543271
  4. Mariam Abdul-Latif, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1538418884
  5. Eric AbelloOtolaryngology Physician1922566215
  6. Brandon Abeyta, MDAnesthesiology Physician1841291804

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  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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samantha Chen69
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Morphine Sulfate14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Hospitalist Associates A Medical CorporationNewport Beach, CA

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

Samantha Lau Chen among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Samantha Lau Chen, M.D. is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

All 260 in California → Every provider in Orange → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sunita Puri, M.D.Orange, CA 928681174849186
  2. Lucas Puttock, DOOrange, CA 928681194119008
  3. Melvyn Sterling, M.D.Orange, CA 928681245394196
  4. Cory Taylor, MDOrange, CA 928681033538525
  5. Derek MoriyamaTustin, CA 927821851747901
  6. Sam Djazayeri, DOVentura, CA 930031821652462
  7. Alexandra Morath-Shap, D.O.Ventura, CA 930031922484070
  8. Colin Scibetta, M.D.Ventura, CA 930031427320480

Common questions

What is Samantha Lau Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samantha Lau Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346669207, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samantha Lau Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-5726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samantha Lau Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A142174, 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 Samantha Lau Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samantha Lau Chen, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.