Benjamin Cheung, O.D.
Optometrist · Lihue, HI
Benjamin Cheung, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lihue, Hawaii, and NPI 1417288184, issued on Jan 20, 2010. Check the license (Hawaii 849, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Cheung
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 849 HI
13752 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4300 Nuhou St, Lihue, HI 96766
- Phone
- (808) 241-4013
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170711002486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4300 Nuhou St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ken VandenbusschePharmacist1396010237
Verify Benjamin Cheung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license 849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost90 claims
- Azelastine Hcl25 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Lumigan13 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: $601.24
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Benjamin Cheung among 353 optometrist records in Hawaii
Benjamin Cheung, O.D. is one of 353 optometrist records with a practice address in Hawaii. 77% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Lihue
They are 15 of the 644 NPPES records with a practice address in Lihue, and 353 optometrist records in Hawaii.
All 353 in Hawaii → Every provider in Lihue → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Barbadillo, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661144401654
- Derelyne Gandia, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661871781153
- Daniel Harker, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661841552940
- Layne Hashimoto, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661518062751
- Kaiea Iwasaki, ODLihue, HI 967661982443743
- Jere Loo, ODLihue, HI 967661962561324
- Stacey Morinaga, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661811025802
- Chet Myers, O.D.Lihue, HI 967661225130818
Common questions
What is Benjamin Cheung, O.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Cheung, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417288184, issued on Jan 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Cheung, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4300 Nuhou St, Lihue, HI, 96766. Phone: (808) 241-4013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Cheung, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 849, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Cheung, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Cheung, O.D. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.