Sanford Chen, M.D.

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

G077086 Issued in CA

Practice address

1200 N Tustin Ave
Ste 140
Santa Ana, CA 92705-3501

Phone

(714) 972-8235

NPI assigned

May 27, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Michigan Medical School, 1987

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Orange County Retina Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 1951345883, 5 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

99.93 of 100Reported as group

Quality

99.87

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: schen@ocretina.intellechartdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Orange County Retina Medical Group

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Santa Ana, CA
  • NPI 1750398863
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Children's Hospital of Orange County

  dba Rady Children's Hospital Orange County

  • Children's Hospital
  • Orange, CA
  • NPI 1811080526
  NPD (past)
• Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newport Beach, CA
  • NPI 1518951300
  NPD (past)
• Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center

  dba Providence Mission Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • NPI 1003956913
  NPD (past)
• Mohammad Reza Neal MD Inc

  dba Anaheim Eye Medical Group, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Anaheim, CA
  • NPI 1477789246
  NPD (past)
• Orange County Global Medical Center, Inc

  dba Orange County Global Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Ana, CA
  • NPI 1982697678
  NPD (past)
• Providence Medical Foundation

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Brea, CA
  • NPI 1871607762
  NPD (past)
• Saddleback Memorial Medical Center

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Laguna Hills, CA
  • NPI 1114967114
  NPD (past)
• St Joseph Hospital of Orange

  dba Providence St. Joseph Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orange, CA
  • NPI 1912982216
  NPD (past)
• University of California Irvine

  dba Uci Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Orange, CA
  • NPI 1689608150
  NPD (past)
• St. Joseph Hospital

  • Specialist
  • Bethpage, NY
  • NPI 1881799153
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_2": "STE 140",
            "city": "SANTA ANA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "927053501",
            "telephone_number": "714-972-8235"
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "SANFORD",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-05-27",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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}

• Irene Ying-Pei Chen, OTR/L
• Kristin Marie Chen, PT
• Margaret Amy Chen, M.D.
• Ming Ying Chen, D.O.
• Peter Chen
• Sharon Chen
• Tina Chen, RN
• Yan Chen
• Yee CHI Christina Chen, RD
• Yinju Rue Chen, PT, DPT, PCS

• Ophthalmology Physician in Santa Ana, CA
• Providers in Santa Ana, CA by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.