Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295465169, issued on Jun 14, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT226825, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Kingman Cheng
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MT226825 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 Old York RD Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 608-3972
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Kingman Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT226825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,194 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate64 claims
- Nifedipine Er48 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Carvedilol34 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: $42.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Derek Kingman Cheng among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
They are 1,855 of the 42,849 NPPES records with a practice address in Philadelphia, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295465169, issued on Jun 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 Old York RD Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 608-3972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT226825, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Kingman Cheng, MD, PHD had 1,194 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.