Brian Cheung, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Brian Cheung, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1427546670, issued on Apr 24, 2018. Check the license (California A179658, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Cheung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A179658 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2161 San Joaquin Hills RD, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 386-5700
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220919001533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Western Michigan Un Homer Stryker School Of Med, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Cheung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,853 Medicare Part D claims for 1,452 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium284 claims
- Prednisone166 claims
- Lisinopril139 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 claims
- Losartan Potassium120 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa115 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Cheung among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Brian Cheung, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 94 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brian Cheung, MD's NPI number?
Brian Cheung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427546670, issued on Apr 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Cheung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2161 San Joaquin Hills RD, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 386-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Cheung, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179658, 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 Brian Cheung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Cheung, MD had 3,853 Medicare Part D claims for 1,452 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.