Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Fullerton, CA
Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1306118666, issued on Feb 2, 2012. Check the license (California A123087, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sammie Tran Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A123087 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 705-9877
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130702000205); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sammie Tran Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
500 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide42 claims
- Pradaxa26 claims
- Omeprazole25 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sammie Tran Cheng among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Sammie Tran 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 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · 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).
44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fullerton
They are 44 of the 5,437 NPPES records with a practice address in Fullerton, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306118666, issued on Feb 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 705-9877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A123087, 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 Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sammie Tran Cheng, M.D. had 500 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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.