Christopher Eric Cheng, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · La Jolla, CA
Christopher Eric Cheng, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1194228957, issued on Mar 17, 2018. Check the license (California A179662, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Eric Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- A179662 CA
ME142402 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10666 N Torrey Pines RD # W207, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8845
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230626000570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Eric Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin34 claims
- Clonazepam23 claims
- Mirtazapine18 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride14 claims
- Pregabalin12 claims
- Horizant11 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: $374.11
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Eric Cheng among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Christopher Eric Cheng, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Auger, M.DLa Jolla, CA 920371871537902
- Clinton Colaco, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371932405081
- Steven Escobar, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371245226117
- Kelly Fan, M. D.La Jolla, CA 920371366889883
- Alexander Fe, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371659785962
- Timothy Fernandes, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371669680757
- Kenneth Grudko, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371164522199
- Fredrick Hanson, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371164507059
Common questions
What is Christopher Eric Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Eric Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194228957, issued on Mar 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Eric Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10666 N Torrey Pines RD # W207, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Eric Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179662, 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 Christopher Eric Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Eric Cheng, MD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.