NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Guang-Shing Cheng, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Seattle, WA

Guang-Shing Cheng, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1285874768, issued on Feb 24, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD60191081, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285874768
Name
Guang-Shing Cheng
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD60191081 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone
(206) 598-4615
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1285874768 WA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101227000148); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1959 NE Pacific St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Benjamin AaronsonPsychologist1497108880
  2. Laith Abandeh, MDPediatric Radiology Physician1609404243
  3. Rebecca AbayInternal Medicine Physician1528565520
  4. Gifti Abbo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316688989
  5. Nandini AbburiNeurology Physician1730618349
  6. Mohamed AbdelmotlebDiagnostic Radiology Physician1134892656

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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.

  1. Guang-Shing Cheng54
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $7,769.12

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Guang-Shing Cheng$7,769.12
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Washington

There are 324 pulmonary disease physician records in Washington.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Washington

  1. Khaled Abdel-Rahman, M.D.Auburn, WA1881731370
  2. Rosemary Adamson, MB BSSeattle, WA1881853745
  3. Vanjul Agarwal, M.DVancouver, WA1669636320
  4. Radha Agrawal, MDBellevue, WA1881629798
  5. Mudassar Ahmad, MB,BSTacoma, WA1093155483
  6. Moira AitkenSeattle, WA1558446385
  7. Ali Al-Hilli, M.D., MSC, FACPBellingham, WA1669888269
  8. Jeffrey Albores, M.D.Tacoma, WA1497917405
  9. William Altemeier, MDSeattle, WA1447335278
  10. Bryan Anderson, D.O.Spokane, WA1578828224

Common questions

What is Guang-Shing Cheng, MD's NPI number?

Guang-Shing Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285874768, issued on Feb 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Guang-Shing Cheng, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-4615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Guang-Shing Cheng, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD60191081, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Guang-Shing Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Guang-Shing Cheng, MD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Guang-Shing Cheng, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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