NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ling Ling Cheng, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Harbor City, CA

Ling Ling Cheng, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harbor City, California, and NPI 1306285796, issued on Jun 18, 2013. Check the license (California A137517, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1306285796
Name
Ling Ling Cheng
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A137517 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25975 Normandie Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 325-5111
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170406003076); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University College Of Medicine, 2006
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.
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Also registered at 25975 Normandie Ave

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

  1. Nazly Behnia, PT,DPTPhysical Therapist1629291158
  2. Linda Bui, PHARM. DPharmacist1497077531
  3. Anita Cabil, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801335518
  4. Rachel CastroClinical Social Worker1376030809
  5. Karina ChavezClinical Social Worker1447509260
  6. Maria Chavez Aranda, LCSWClinical Social Worker1396971818

Verify Ling Ling Cheng in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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
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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ling Cheng3,338
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
  3. Potassium Chloride115 claims
  4. Furosemide91 claims
  5. Enoxaparin Sodium85 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium77 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA

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

Ling Ling Cheng among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Ling Ling Cheng, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

64 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harbor City

They are 64 of the 958 NPPES records with a practice address in Harbor City, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rafael AmaroHarbor City, CA 907101750475661
  2. Jennifer Armstrong, MDHarbor City, CA 907101578567178
  3. Sook Chung, M.D.Harbor City, CA 907101306824487
  4. Margaret David, MDHarbor City, CA 907101336216209
  5. William Fleury, MDHarbor City, CA 907101912078825
  6. Roger Hartman, MDHarbor City, CA 907101083781942
  7. Ryokei Imai, MDHarbor City, CA 907101003975608
  8. Veassa Johnson, M.DHarbor City, CA 907101346308756

Common questions

What is Ling Ling Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ling Ling Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306285796, issued on Jun 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ling Ling Cheng, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25975 Normandie Ave, Harbor City, CA, 90710. Phone: (310) 325-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ling Ling Cheng, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A137517, 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.

How much does Ling Ling Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ling Ling Cheng, M.D. had 3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 210 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.