Chew May Cheah, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond, CA
Chew May Cheah, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, California, and NPI 1689108862, issued on Apr 14, 2017. Check the license (California A176046, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chew May Cheah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A176046 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
- Phone
- (510) 239-9896
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220804001999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chew May Cheah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A176046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,225 Medicare Part D claims for 701 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium370 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate276 claims
- Losartan Potassium201 claims
- Lisinopril155 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide127 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium122 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chew May Cheah among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Chew May Cheah, 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
31 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond
They are 31 of the 1,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Chew May Cheah, MD's NPI number?
Chew May Cheah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689108862, issued on Apr 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chew May Cheah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA, 94801. Phone: (510) 239-9896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chew May Cheah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A176046, 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 Chew May Cheah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chew May Cheah, MD had 4,225 Medicare Part D claims for 701 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.