Shi Fay Cheng, MD
Dermatology Physician · Nashville, TN
Shi Fay Cheng, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1730251653, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 45940, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shi Fay Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 45940 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Patterson St Ste 204, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 988-2071
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 613-0329
- Medicaid ID
- 103I078993 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000429); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Patterson St Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shi Fay Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
538 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole122 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide81 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate42 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate36 claims
- Metronidazole31 claims
- Fluorouracil21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,851.99
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Nashville Skin And Cancer, PLCClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shi Fay Cheng among 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee
Shi Fay Cheng, MD is one of 226 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2009 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 226 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Harwell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031154478386
- David Horowitz, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031225089097
- Barbara Keyes, M. D.Nashville, TN 372031427044148
- Melissa Langley, MDNashville, TN 372031679629612
- Heidi Rinderer, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031245221985
- Alan Boyd, M.D.Nashville, TN 372041235159468
- Mary-Margaret Chren, MDNashville, TN 372041265462956
- Darrel Ellis, MDNashville, TN 372041821180258
Common questions
What is Shi Fay Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Shi Fay Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730251653, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shi Fay Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St Ste 204, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 988-2071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shi Fay Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 45940, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shi Fay Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shi Fay Cheng, MD had 538 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shi Fay Cheng, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.