David L. Cheng, M.D.
Urology Physician · Savannah, GA
David L. Cheng, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1174589766, issued on Apr 24, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 038199, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 038199 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA 31405
- Phone
- (912) 790-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 790-4407
- Medicaid ID
- 000616855D GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 400 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 230 E Derenne Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Barrett, PAMedical Physician Assistant1497922199
- Buffi Boyd, M.D.Urology Physician1902861917
- Michael Cox, M.D.Urology Physician1245441690
- Danielle Haswell, PAPhysician Assistant1457998114
- Adam Jenks, MDUrology Physician1386202802
- James Judy, M.D.Urology Physician1861458440
Verify David L. Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 038199Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl557 claims
- Finasteride220 claims
- Cephalexin196 claims
- Xtandi140 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen131 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl111 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $827.01
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Urological Associates OF Savannah, PCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Cheng among 400 urology physician records in Georgia
David L. Cheng, M.D. is one of 400 urology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 400 urology physician records in Georgia.
All 400 in Georgia → Every provider in Savannah → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Buffi Boyd, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051902861917
- Michael Cox, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051245441690
- Adam Jenks, MDSavannah, GA 314051386202802
- James Judy, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051861458440
- Ruth Mazo, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051568638666
- Stephen Michigan, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051760448393
- Andrew Michigan, M.D.Savannah, GA 314051528358801
- John Norton, MD, MPHSavannah, GA 314051245817873
Common questions
What is David L. Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
David L. Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174589766, issued on Apr 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 E Derenne Ave, Savannah, GA, 31405. Phone: (912) 790-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 038199, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Cheng, M.D. had 2,083 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David L. Cheng, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.