NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Cheng

Physician Assistant · Santa Clara, CA

Helen Cheng is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1851027734, issued on Jul 25, 2022. Check the license 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
1851027734
Name
Helen Cheng
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
710 Lawrence Expy Ste 440, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 851-4323
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230410000933); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2022
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

245 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Helen Cheng245
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Lenalidomide45 claims
  2. Acyclovir27 claims
  3. Pomalyst18 claims
  4. Hydroxyurea17 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl11 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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Cheng$125.00
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA

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

Helen Cheng among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Helen Cheng is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rose Abendroth, P.A-C PHDSanta Clara, CA 950511568471126
  2. Jamie Adiarte, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511073824413
  3. Cristina Akbari, PA-C FNPSanta Clara, CA 950511750439071
  4. Ashika Atienza, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511942455464
  5. Mike Baker, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511588729115
  6. Claire Ballard, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511326110693
  7. Racquel Cua, P.A.-CSanta Clara, CA 950511174533905
  8. Erin Dobler, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511558539700

Common questions

What is Helen Cheng's NPI number?

Helen Cheng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851027734, issued on Jul 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Cheng located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy Ste 440, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-4323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Cheng's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Helen Cheng prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Cheng had 245 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.