Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS
Physician Assistant · Santa Monica, CA
Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1023131786, issued on Apr 9, 2007. Check the license (California 16216, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sylvia S. Chen
- Credential
- P.A.-C, MMS
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 16216 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 255-0990
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 255-0996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sylvia S. Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 16216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Progesterone18 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)14 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: $368.09
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Sylvia S. Chen among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
79 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 79 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS's NPI number?
Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023131786, issued on Apr 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 255-0990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 16216, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sylvia S. Chen, P.A.-C, MMS had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.