NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Cheng

Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL

Brian Cheng is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1437634920, issued on Oct 1, 2018. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1437634920
Name
Brian Cheng
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
D0106476 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
240 E Huron St Ste 1-200, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 503-7975
Enumerated
Oct 1, 2018
Record last updated
May 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260527000957); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2022
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 240 E Huron St Ste 1-200

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

  1. Hania AbdelhafezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790618684
  2. Shadya AbdelrahmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508795709
  3. Ritaj AbdulquaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891679833
  4. Cyrus AbrahamsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740058114
  5. Daniel AccianiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174136931
  6. Adithi AdusumilliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881510097

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

515 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Brian Cheng515
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Erythromycin97 claims
  2. Latanoprost65 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate58 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol37 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate30 claims
  6. Bacitracin-Polymyxin25 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: $707.32

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Cheng$707.32
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Brian Cheng among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois

Brian Cheng is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2018, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Bidwell, MDChicago, IL 606111144296823
  2. Paul Bryar, MDChicago, IL 606111114986536
  3. Manjot Gill, MDChicago, IL 606111396776894
  4. Peter Holland, MDChicago, IL 606111720063605
  5. Lee Jampol, MDChicago, IL 606111073547303
  6. Alice Lyon, MDChicago, IL 606111992737969
  7. Jonathan McGlothan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111154374973
  8. Rukhsana Mirza, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111033163530

Common questions

What is Brian Cheng's NPI number?

Brian Cheng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437634920, issued on Oct 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Cheng located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 E Huron St Ste 1-200, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 503-7975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Cheng's license?

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Cheng prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Cheng had 515 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.