Arina Cheng, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Fresno, CA
Arina Cheng, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1679070007, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (California 173673, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arina Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- 173673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93701
- Phone
- (559) 499-6450
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arina Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 173673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Xarelto24 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Levetiracetam13 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: $110.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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.
Arina Cheng among 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California
Arina Cheng, MD is one of 128 hospice and palliative medicine (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 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 128 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in California.
All 128 in California → Every provider in Fresno → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shivali Agarwal, M.D.Fresno, CA 937011518493626
- Michael Bi, MDFresno, CA 937011720583032
- Jane Hwei Lee, MDFresno, CA 937011982280574
- Christina Wong, DOFresno, CA 937011376293019
- Dineshi Liyanage, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201740367903
- Bethany Jackson, DOFresno, CA 937211932640265
- Regina LaicoFresno, CA 937211831480946
- Alireza Soleimani Fard, M.D.Fresno, CA 937211659781854
Common questions
What is Arina Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Arina Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679070007, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arina Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93701. Phone: (559) 499-6450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arina Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 173673, 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 Arina Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arina Cheng, MD had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.