Lucy Cheng, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Lucy Cheng, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1942509625, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10256500, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucy Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 25MA10256500 NJ
274531 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 947 Linwood Ave Ste 2E, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 447-6468
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 447-3189
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180702000911); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lucy Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA10256500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
492 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil64 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl57 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate43 claims
- Amoxicillin36 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate35 claims
- Ceftriaxone28 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ridgewood Infectious Disease Associates, PARidgewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucy Cheng among 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey
Lucy Cheng, M.D. is one of 375 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2000 among the 285 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207RI0200X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 375 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neil Gaffin, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501649259045
- Tosca Kinchelow, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501316027105
- John Riefler, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501003171299
- Deborah Rudin, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501013974971
- Carol Sotsky, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501710966064
- Simon Tsiouris, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501114085040
- Philip Filippis, M.D.Wayne, NJ 074701003851288
- Mohammad Ibrahim, MDWest Paterson, NJ 074241265494645
Common questions
What is Lucy Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucy Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942509625, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucy Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 947 Linwood Ave Ste 2E, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 447-6468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucy Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10256500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucy Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucy Cheng, M.D. had 492 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucy Cheng, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100. 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.