NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheng Chen

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Cheng Chen is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1508243791, issued on Apr 27, 2015. Check the license (California A146926, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1508243791
Name
Cheng Chen
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A146926 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1526 N Edgemont St FL 2, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-4516
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2015
Record last updated
May 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190407000024); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1526 N Edgemont St FL 2

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

  1. Ty Knowles, DEPARTMENT ADMIN.Sonography Specialist/Technologist Cardiovascular1699972430
  2. Anh Smith, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710186440

Verify Cheng Chen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $38.00

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cheng Chen$38.00
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupOntario, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cheng Chen among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Cheng Chen is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Bargout, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271962498410
  2. Somjot Brar, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271013076751
  3. Myunghae Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271023117413
  4. Timothy Degner, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271356412324
  5. Joseph Ghazal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271275558330
  6. Shahid Khan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271528139581
  7. Prakash Mansukhani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271043387863
  8. Ronald Rosengart, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271568539401

Common questions

What is Cheng Chen's NPI number?

Cheng Chen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508243791, issued on Apr 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheng Chen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1526 N Edgemont St FL 2, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-4516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheng Chen's license?

NPPES lists California license number A146926, 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.

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.

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