Stephen C. Berens, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Stephen C. Berens, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1528050408, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (California A22556, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen C. Berens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A22556 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St #590, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 828-4633
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 784-5639
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen C. Berens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A22556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Stephen C. Berens among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Stephen C. Berens, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Daneshvar, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699940494
- Ravi Dave, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041871519934
- Sandra Fallon, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041801947312
- George Grifka, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326189580
- Melkon Hacobian, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041174539415
- Robert Merz, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041770580102
- Stuart Miller, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041407867021
- Paul Natterson, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041467458018
Common questions
What is Stephen C. Berens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen C. Berens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528050408, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen C. Berens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St #590, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 828-4633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen C. Berens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A22556, 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 Stephen C. Berens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen C. Berens, M.D. had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.