NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1427351253, issued on Dec 16, 2010. Check the license (California A113577, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427351253
Name
Amy Wai-Jua Cheng
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A113577 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4760 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-7510
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150106002435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4760 W Sunset Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sridevi Abboy, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1962688853
  2. Joseph Ahn, M.D.Surgery Physician1275892762
  3. Yasir AkmalSurgical Oncology Physician1689832966
  4. Aditya Ambegaonkar, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1922167667
  5. Carl Andaya, LCSWClinical Social Worker1861692444
  6. David Apel, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1568553055

Verify Amy Wai-Jua Cheng in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

89 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amy Cheng89
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Acetaminophen-Codeine49 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncModesto, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amy Wai-Jua Cheng among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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 2010, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Barron, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271215085014
  2. Hans-Peter Boksberger, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271295806172
  3. Harsimran Brara, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271437220498
  4. Sang Choi, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271083714448
  5. John Collins, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271770654733
  6. Michael Fong, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271568668366
  7. Jo Carol Hiatt, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271972662542
  8. Charles Hunter, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271417930215

Common questions

What is Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427351253, issued on Dec 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4760 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-7510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A113577, 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 Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amy Wai-Jua Cheng, M.D. had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.