Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1922488402, issued on Jun 1, 2015. Check the license (Texas U5270, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Cheng Young
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- U5270 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230714003067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Cheng Young in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U5270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Cheng Young among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
- David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
- Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
- Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
- Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
- Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
- Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
- Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937
Common questions
What is Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD's NPI number?
Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922488402, issued on Jun 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U5270, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Christopher Cheng Young, MD PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.