John C-T Cheng, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
John C-T Cheng, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1396806204, issued on Dec 13, 2006. Check the license (California A55332, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C-T Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A55332 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 534-6221
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 326-7205
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John C-T Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A55332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
748 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate55 claims
- Metformin Hcl51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Simvastatin41 claims
- Losartan Potassium24 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: $25.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- County OF Los AngelesWilmington, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C-T Cheng among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
John C-T Cheng, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 114 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is John C-T Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
John C-T Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396806204, issued on Dec 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C-T Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 534-6221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C-T Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A55332, 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 John C-T Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C-T Cheng, M.D. had 748 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.