John W B Cheng, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
John W B Cheng, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1851448070, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (California C35261, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John W B Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- C35261 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 472-4010
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 472-4418
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John W B Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C35261Check 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: $64.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
John W B Cheng among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
John W B 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 fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Cheng, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531447274295
- Andrew Henrick, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531700870821
- John Hovanesian, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531033175484
- Jeffrey Jacobs, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531194783266
- Diana Kersten, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531154387595
- Edward Kim, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531134185606
- Roger Ohanesian, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531598729501
- Jonathan Pirnazar, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531962436410
Common questions
What is John W B Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
John W B Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851448070, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John W B Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 472-4010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John W B Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C35261, 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.
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.