Leon Cheng, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, MO
Leon Cheng, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1780270637, issued on Dec 15, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2024021563, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2024021563 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hospital Dr # DC043.00, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 884-1606
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leon Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024021563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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.
Leon Cheng among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri
Leon Cheng, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2020, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
213 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 213 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Leon Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Leon Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780270637, issued on Dec 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr # DC043.00, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 884-1606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024021563, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leon Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon Cheng, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.