David Yingkui Cheng
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
David Yingkui Cheng is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1427447523, issued on Jan 13, 2015. Check the license (Washington 60732610, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Yingkui Cheng
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 60732610 WA
147757 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-4101
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200326003317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Yingkui Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license 60732610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
435 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl93 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Sucralfate37 claims
- Famotidine32 claims
- Azithromycin24 claims
- Cephalexin24 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
- Cep America - CaliforniaSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Yingkui Cheng among 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington
David Yingkui Cheng is one of 1,459 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 74% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 851 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 167 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,459 emergency medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is David Yingkui Cheng's NPI number?
David Yingkui Cheng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427447523, issued on Jan 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Yingkui Cheng located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-4101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Yingkui Cheng's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 60732610, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Yingkui Cheng prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Yingkui Cheng had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.