Joseph Cheng, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Cheng, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1073697173, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35131450, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 35131450 OH
MD36289 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 558-1177
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (513) 475-7243
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35131450Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.8 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: $11,182.33
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Oxford Physical Therapy And RehabilitationMason, OH
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Cheng among 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio
Joseph Cheng, MD is one of 357 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 357 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Owoicho Adogwa, MDCincinnati, OH 452191154681542
- Arthur Cole, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191891799698
- Hayan Dayoub, MDCincinnati, OH 452191740322544
- Jonathan Forbes, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191609928084
- David GimbelCincinnati, OH 452191275765729
- Dale Horne, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH 452191023011707
- Hasan Kocaeli, MDCincinnati, OH 452191710176938
- Nicholas Marko, MDCincinnati, OH 452191114199791
Common questions
What is Joseph Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073697173, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 558-1177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35131450, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Cheng, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Cheng, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.