Adam Cheng, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Carlos, CA
Adam Cheng, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Carlos, California, and NPI 1952667701, issued on Apr 5, 2012. Check the license (California A127510, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A127510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Industrial RD, San Carlos, CA 94070
- Phone
- (650) 596-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160301002103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adam Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A127510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Metformin Hcl62 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium52 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl51 claims
- Lisinopril50 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Carlos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam Cheng among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Adam Cheng, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Carlos
They are 35 of the 1,015 NPPES records with a practice address in San Carlos, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Adam Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Adam Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952667701, issued on Apr 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Industrial RD, San Carlos, CA, 94070. Phone: (650) 596-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A127510, 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 Adam Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam Cheng, MD had 1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.