Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Berkeley, CA
Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1457558595, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (California 20A9544, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Yadao Cheng
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 20A9544 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3031 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 549-2038
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (510) 549-2690
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ernest Yadao Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A9544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,035 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 672 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen409 claims
- Gabapentin130 claims
- Belbuca53 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er49 claims
- Fentanyl47 claims
- Ibuprofen45 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: $80.63
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
- Payandeh Abadee, M.D.San Pedro, CA1376557793
- Sherif Abdalla, MDFresno, CA1750563128
- Alexan Abdel-Malek, MDSylmar, CA1457410060
- Alicia Abels, M.D.Folsom, CA1336234442
- Gary Abrams, M.D.San Francisco, CA1346213246
- Michael Acord, MDCosta Mesa, CA1205903101
- Hugh Adams, M.D.Long Beach, CA1962436774
- Lefkos Aftonomos, M.D.San Mateo, CA1972544088
- Haleh Agdassi, M.D.Palo Alto, CA1477664159
- Reena Agrawal, MDPalo Alto, CA1720257520
Common questions
What is Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457558595, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3031 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 549-2038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A9544, 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 Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Yadao Cheng, D.O. had 1,035 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.