Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1730684267, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61417375, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kiang Yien A. Cheung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- MD61417375 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1628 S Mildred St Ste 102, Tacoma, WA 98465
- Phone
- (206) 538-6300
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2024
- Fax
- (206) 538-6301
- Medicaid ID
- 2103423 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230522001214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1628 S Mildred St Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ho Dzung, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1891954293
- Jonathan Song, D.O.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1902260227
- Finan Tedla, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346861127
Verify Kiang Yien A. Cheung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61417375Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,230 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 724 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen182 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl166 claims
- Pregabalin151 claims
- Buprenorphine115 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen109 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl67 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: $4,296.23
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kiang Yien A. Cheung among 30 interventional pain medicine physician records in Washington
Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD is one of 30 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Washington
There are 30 interventional pain medicine physician records in Washington.
All 30 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- German Grinshpun, D.O.Tacoma, WA 984311871895375
- Kyong Kim, DOLakewood, WA 984991124009303
- Matthew McEwan, D.O.Lakewood, WA 984991699114025
- Changho Yi, MDLakewood, WA 984991619618998
- Zachary Abbott, DOOlympia, WA 985021154445203
- Jaisimha Iyengar, MDTacoma, WA 984051194770164
- Kashif Saeed, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051073809224
- Wesley San, MDTacoma, WA 984051376834838
Common questions
What is Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD's NPI number?
Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730684267, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1628 S Mildred St Ste 102, Tacoma, WA, 98465. Phone: (206) 538-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61417375, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kiang Yien A. Cheung, MD had 1,230 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.