Howard H. Cheng, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Howard H. Cheng, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1366435299, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (California G79916, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard H. Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- G79916 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24953 Paseo DE Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 770-8168
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 770-2991
- Medicaid ID
- 00G799160 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040422001753); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard H. Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
1,152 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto111 claims
- Prednisone89 claims
- Hydroxyurea64 claims
- Anastrozole59 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate50 claims
- Calquence42 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $892.82
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- United Medical DoctorsNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard H. Cheng among 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California
Howard H. Cheng, M.D. is one of 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 1,124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in California
There are 1,583 hematology & oncology physician records in California.
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Okun, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531306839287
- Merry Tetef, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531194784785
- Edward Wagner, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531487799474
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Common questions
What is Howard H. Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard H. Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366435299, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard H. Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24953 Paseo DE Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 770-8168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard H. Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79916, 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 Howard H. Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard H. Cheng, M.D. had 1,152 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard H. Cheng, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.