NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Austin Cheng, DMD

General Practice Dentistry · Friendswood, TX

Austin Cheng, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1982193694, issued on May 8, 2018. Check the license (Texas 39406, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1982193694
Name
Austin Cheng
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
39406 TX
DN1858042 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
403 E Parkwood Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone
(281) 853-4339
Enumerated
May 8, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

179 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Austin Cheng179
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin113 claims
  2. Chlorhexidine Gluconate17 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl15 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: $425.19

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Austin Cheng$425.19
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Austin Cheng among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas

Austin Cheng, DMD is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Friendswood

They are 18 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Eaves, D.D.S.Friendswood, TX 775461760471270
  2. Rahul Gandhi, DMDFriendswood, TX 775461487797668
  3. Adriana Guerrero, DDSFriendswood, TX 775461033255880
  4. Amy Hicks, DDSFriendswood, TX 775461225116247
  5. Iran HosseiniFriendswood, TX 775461366673659
  6. Paul Houser, D.D.S.Friendswood, TX 775461548284854
  7. Victor MagallanesFriendswood, TX 775461730596164
  8. Alyson Nguyen, DDSFriendswood, TX 775461578626701

Common questions

What is Austin Cheng, DMD's NPI number?

Austin Cheng, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982193694, issued on May 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Austin Cheng, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 403 E Parkwood Drive, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (281) 853-4339. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Austin Cheng, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 39406, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Austin Cheng, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Austin Cheng, DMD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.