Michael L. Cher, MD
Urology Physician · Detroit, MI
Michael L. Cher, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1336187400, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301065742, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Cher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 4301065742 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4100 John R St, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (800) 527-6266
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 966-8381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051118000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael L. Cher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301065742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl100 claims
- Finasteride57 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er28 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate22 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 claims
- Xtandi20 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: $980.61
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 one group practice
- University Physician GroupDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Cher among 446 urology physician records in Michigan
Michael L. Cher, MD is one of 446 urology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 297 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 446 urology physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ala-Eddin Barham, M.DDetroit, MI 482011477898898
- John Cochrane, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011124551775
- Kevin Ginsburg, MDDetroit, MI 482011518386846
- Ramarao Kaza, MDDetroit, MI 482011922178003
- Yegappan Lakshmanan, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011881632388
- Aram Loeb, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011598015125
- Sina Mehraban FarDetroit, MI 482011912674060
- J Pontes, MDDetroit, MI 482011285681981
Common questions
What is Michael L. Cher, MD's NPI number?
Michael L. Cher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336187400, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Cher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 John R St, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (800) 527-6266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Cher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301065742, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael L. Cher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Cher, MD had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.