NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Flavio Cheng

General Practice Dentistry · Santa Cruz, CA

Flavio Cheng is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1427067099, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California 49491, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427067099
Name
Flavio Cheng
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
49491 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone
(831) 429-1397
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2022
Fax
(831) 429-5520
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Flavio Cheng14
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin14 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.

Flavio Cheng among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Flavio Cheng is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

53 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Santa Cruz

They are 53 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Benson, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601861513434
  2. Karl Brose, DDSSanta Cruz, CA 950601962410852
  3. William Christie, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601275606147
  4. Bruce Donald, DDSSanta Cruz, CA 950601609970987
  5. Mark Kemerling, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601720161714
  6. Richard Kuechle, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601144245036
  7. Gary Marietti, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601497843320
  8. Austin McClure, D.D.S.Santa Cruz, CA 950601184738114

Common questions

What is Flavio Cheng's NPI number?

Flavio Cheng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427067099, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Flavio Cheng located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 429-1397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Flavio Cheng's license?

NPPES lists California license number 49491, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Flavio Cheng prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Flavio Cheng had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.