NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Effingham, IL

Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A. is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1134235526, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 209005918, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134235526
Name
Linda Cheng
Credential
C.R.N.A.
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
209005918 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
503 N Maple St, Effingham, IL 62401
Phone
(217) 342-2121
Enumerated
Aug 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060425000118); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 503 N Maple St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amanda Baker, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1205487790
  2. Sheri Barnett, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1871995472
  3. Gregory Bismack, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619293149
  4. Peter Bleeker, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1801144100
  5. Laura Brown, PTPhysical Therapist1568789683
  6. Karen Buescher, M.S.,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1588912877

Verify Linda Cheng in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
    Search for license 209005918
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Find the Illinois license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $15.54

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Linda Cheng$15.54
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. North American Partners IN Anesthesia Illinois LLCBerwyn, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Linda Cheng among 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Illinois

Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A. is one of 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2015 among the 1,926 with a school on file
  • 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 367500000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Effingham

They are 10 of the 566 NPPES records with a practice address in Effingham, and 2,444 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Illinois.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bridget Estes, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011265929160
  2. Michael Funk, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011548222334
  3. Kaisi GreenEffingham, IL 624011881383230
  4. Jeri Lewis, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011457313249
  5. Joan McCord, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011316995731
  6. Steven NolanEffingham, IL 624011326345943
  7. Rebecca Tate, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011588104194
  8. Maria Vanbebber, CRNAEffingham, IL 624011528065596

Common questions

What is Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A.'s NPI number?

Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134235526, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 503 N Maple St, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (217) 342-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda Cheng, C.R.N.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209005918, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.