NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Cheng, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Stephen Cheng, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1164498192, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5701, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164498192
Name
Stephen Cheng
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
L5701 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1325 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 450, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(817) 250-7240
Enumerated
Feb 28, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 977-1985
Medicaid ID
158196902 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1325 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 450

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dolly Chaffin, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1669775425
  2. Katherine Huffhines, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1194336677
  3. Eric Siskind, M.D.Transplant Surgery Physician1841428141

Verify Stephen Cheng in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Stephen Cheng among 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas

Stephen Cheng, M.D. is one of 78 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 86% 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 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hoylan Fernandez, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041184863409
  2. Tariq Khan, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041346456092
  3. Nicholas Onaca, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041043267941
  4. Juan Ortiz Gil, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041710398342
  5. Eric Siskind, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041841428141
  6. Harvey Chen, MDTemple, TX 765081083056089
  7. Debra Doherty, M.D.Temple, TX 765081851662001
  8. Gregory Jaffers, M.D.Temple, TX 765081568422772

Common questions

What is Stephen Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164498192, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Cheng, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 450, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 250-7240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Cheng, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L5701, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Stephen Cheng, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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