Fredrick M. Che, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Downey, CA
Fredrick M. Che, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1952539249, issued on Jun 25, 2009. Check the license (California A113909, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fredrick M. Che
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A113909 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9449 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA 90242
- Phone
- (562) 657-9000
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151002002644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9449 Imperial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Fredrick M. Che in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A113909Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin47 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine24 claims
- Ibuprofen21 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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: $130.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endogastric Solutions, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBellflower, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fredrick M. Che among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Fredrick M. Che, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Downey → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arianna Clarke, MEDICAL ASSISTANTDowney, CA 902421538813829
- Kirtisha NelsonDowney, CA 902421033862537
- Eugene Wang, M.D.Downey, CA 902421013351865
- Marilee Carballo, M.D.Downey, CA 902411033348578
- Robert Deere, M.D.Downey, CA 902411649221060
- Mark Minkes, M.D.Downey, CA 902411629027289
- Thuy Cao, MDEl Segundo, CA 902451306307848
- Gonzalo Cruz-Schiavone, M.D.El Segundo, CA 902451578953485
Common questions
What is Fredrick M. Che, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fredrick M. Che, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952539249, issued on Jun 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fredrick M. Che, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9449 Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA, 90242. Phone: (562) 657-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fredrick M. Che, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A113909, 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 Fredrick M. Che, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fredrick M. Che, M.D. had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.