NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Antioch, CA

Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Antioch, California, and NPI 1134178643, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (California A88726, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134178643
Name
Suraj Mathew Cherry
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A88726 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3505 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94509
Phone
(925) 778-4555
Enumerated
May 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(925) 778-3310
Medicaid ID
00A887260 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050608000443); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Suraj Mathew Cherry in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,311 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.

  1. Suraj Cherry1,311
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost492 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate311 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol70 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth53 claims
  5. Erythromycin51 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl45 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Suraj Mathew Cherry among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Grosserode, MDAntioch, CA 945091982748232
  2. Ivan Hwang, MDAntioch, CA 945091023152378
  3. Susan Jew, MDAntioch, CA 945091972681062
  4. Alexander Wang, MDAntioch, CA 945091063049195
  5. Richard Hyman, M.D.Alamo, CA 945071215095492
  6. Allen Boghossian, D.O.Danville, CA 945061205863529
  7. David Bui, MDAlameda, CA 945011104977636
  8. Philip Gardner, M.D.Alameda, CA 945011235282252

Common questions

What is Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD's NPI number?

Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134178643, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3505 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA, 94509. Phone: (925) 778-4555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A88726, 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 Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD had 1,311 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Suraj Mathew Cherry, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.