Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · La Mesa, CA
Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1548286453, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California C134084, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ming-Cheng Liu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- C134084 CA
ME0081018 FL
272111 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5565 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 464-3353
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 464-6720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150130000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5565 Grossmont Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Ming-Cheng Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C134084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
505 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide86 claims
- Prednisone74 claims
- Azithromycin51 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride42 claims
- Mupirocin33 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate18 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: $226.17
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Ent Associates Medical GroupOceanside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ming-Cheng Liu among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Amsberry, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421689736522
- Rowley Busino, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421396997664
- Michael Fenn, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421013946904
- Patrick McCallion, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421134144454
- Jeremiah Moles, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421003067745
- Omid Moshtaghi, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421730675927
- Alexis Patsias, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421326452855
- Sean Skelton, D.O.La Mesa, CA 919421063592277
Common questions
What is Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD's NPI number?
Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548286453, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5565 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 464-3353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C134084, 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 Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ming-Cheng Liu, MD had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.