Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D.
Surgery Physician · New York, NY
Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1205089463, issued on Oct 30, 2008. Check the license (New York 254802, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheguevara Afaneh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 254802 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 E 70TH St FL 8, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 746-9187
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140707000711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 520 E 70TH St FL 8
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cheguevara Afaneh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 254802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $139,748.59
180 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205089463, issued on Oct 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 E 70TH St FL 8, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 746-9187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 254802, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D. had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cheguevara Afaneh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.