Helen Cheng, O.D.
Optometrist · San Jose, CA
Helen Cheng, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1295967206, issued on Aug 10, 2009. Check the license (California 13909, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Cheng
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 13909 CA
1708 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1183 S DE Anza Blvd Ste 50, San Jose, CA 95129
- Phone
- (408) 366-1681
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110606000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1183 S DE Anza Blvd Ste 50
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helen Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13909Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $166.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Helen Cheng among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Helen Cheng, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
207 optometrist records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 207 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Ballentine, O.D.San Jose, CA 951291548230071
- Stephen Choy, ODSan Jose, CA 951291962539692
- Stephanie Joo, O.D.San Jose, CA 951291114335429
- Vivian LookSan Jose, CA 951291124672399
- Melissa Meng, ODSan Jose, CA 951291326562794
- Jamie Ngo, ODSan Jose, CA 951291639796998
- Aline Nguyen, ODSan Jose, CA 951291912687898
- Elizabeth Nguyenchan, ODSan Jose, CA 951291497185995
Common questions
What is Helen Cheng, O.D.'s NPI number?
Helen Cheng, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295967206, issued on Aug 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Cheng, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1183 S DE Anza Blvd Ste 50, San Jose, CA, 95129. Phone: (408) 366-1681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Cheng, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13909, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.