Hansen

MEMORANDUM ***

Deby Hansen appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security, affirming the Commissioner’s final decision to deny Hansen’s application for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. We affirm.

I

Hansen argues that the ALJ who rendered the Commissioner’s final decision improperly discredited the medical opinion of Dr. Reinking, her treating physician. However, if a treating physician’s opinion is inconsistent with other substantial evidence in the record, the ALJ may rely on the contrary medical opinion of examining physicians by providing “specific and legitimate” reasons that are supported by substantial evidence in the record. See Holohan v. Massanari, 246 F.3d 1195, 1202 (9th Cir.2001). “Substantial evidence” may take the form of the opinion of a non-treating or non-examining physician if that opinion is consistent with independent clinical findings or with other evidence in the record. Thomas v. Barnhart, 278 F.3d 947, 957 (9th Cir.2002). An ALJ can satisfy the burden of providing specific and legitimate reasons “by setting out a detailed and thorough summary of the facts and…