Jean Cheng, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Riverside, CA
Jean Cheng, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1740331636, issued on Jan 16, 2007. Check the license (California A60710, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jean Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A60710 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8990 Garfield St, Riverside, CA 92503
- Phone
- (951) 785-5421
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (951) 785-0130
- Medicaid IDs
- 00A607101 CA
00A607102 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140912001874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8990 Garfield St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lyn Pintelon, DOFamily Medicine Physician1669467148
Verify Jean Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A60710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
673 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate86 claims
- Latanoprost76 claims
- Cyclosporine74 claims
- Ofloxacin74 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate54 claims
- Timolol Maleate44 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: $718.67
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Jean Cheng among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Jean Cheng, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Carlson, MDRiverside, CA 925031215913199
- Sonia Dhoot, M.D.Riverside, CA 925031992076517
- Richard Pesavento, M.D.Riverside, CA 925031396721635
- James Bainer, MDRiverside, CA 925051629137245
- Siobhan Gogan, MDRiverside, CA 925051992876932
- Vivienne Hau, M.D., PH.D.Riverside, CA 925051588850713
- Gary Huffaker, MDRiverside, CA 925051023177680
- Emery JamersonRiverside, CA 925011770042962
Common questions
What is Jean Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jean Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740331636, issued on Jan 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jean Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8990 Garfield St, Riverside, CA, 92503. Phone: (951) 785-5421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jean Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A60710, 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 Jean Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jean Cheng, M.D. had 673 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.