Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM
Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Fountain Valley, CA
Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1326038274, issued on Oct 24, 2005. Check the license (California E-3380, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benedict Y.h. Ching
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
- License number
- E-3380 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18111 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 861-4637
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 861-4631
- Medicaid ID
- 8623322 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150328000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18111 Brookhurst St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tiffany Caragan, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1144597543
- McKayla CasaliniPhysical Therapist1851263974
- James Darne, RNFARegistered Nurse1235886649
- Lori Debold, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1831194323
- Lily Diaz, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1912589136
Verify Benedict Y.h. Ching in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E-3380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin60 claims
- Ciclopirox42 claims
- Meloxicam33 claims
- Ketoconazole24 claims
- Ibuprofen17 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: $3,231.46
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragon 28, Inc. The 731 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,811.30 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.
Benedict Y.h. Ching among 104 foot surgery podiatrist records in California
Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM is one of 104 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1993 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 213ES0131X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 104 foot surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 104 in California → Every provider in Fountain Valley → Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Levin, DPMFountain Valley, CA 927081265441521
- Robin Andrews, DPMLaguna Hills, CA 926531043345416
- Jan McCann, DPMLaguna Hills, CA 926531558496927
- Chester Clark, D.P.M.Anaheim, CA 928021629089404
- David Rueter, DPMIrvine, CA 926121740366236
- Paul Vallejo, D.P.M.Brea, CA 928211003927203
- Brian Mills, DPMHemet, CA 925431386647220
- Katherine Gutierrez, DPMRiverside, CA 925011902509961
Common questions
What is Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM's NPI number?
Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326038274, issued on Oct 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18111 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 861-4637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E-3380, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benedict Y.h. Ching, DPM had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. 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.