Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA
Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1952530537, issued on Jul 5, 2009. Check the license (California A108825, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steve Ming-Cheng Sun
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A108825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 352 LA Strada Dr, San Jose, CA 95123
- Phone
- (408) 365-1602
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090725000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steve Ming-Cheng Sun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin11 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): 94.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steve Ming-Cheng Sun among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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- David FeldmanSan Jose, CA 951241821109190
- Gary Gechlik, M.DSan Jose, CA 951241578501763
- Carol Hsu, M.DSan Jose, CA 951241487692679
- Gary Li, M.DSan Jose, CA 951241295773489
- Helmut Meisl, M.DSan Jose, CA 951241760420038
Common questions
What is Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952530537, issued on Jul 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 352 LA Strada Dr, San Jose, CA, 95123. Phone: (408) 365-1602. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A108825, 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 Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steve Ming-Cheng Sun, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.