Theresa Cheng
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Theresa Cheng is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1578926929, issued on Apr 3, 2016. Check the license (California A152904, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Theresa Cheng
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A152904 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Ave Bldg 25, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-5753
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210803003828); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Theresa Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A152904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Theresa Cheng among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Theresa Cheng 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 2016, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Theresa Cheng's NPI number?
Theresa Cheng's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578926929, issued on Apr 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Theresa Cheng located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave Bldg 25, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-5753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Theresa Cheng's license?
NPPES lists California license number A152904, 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 Theresa Cheng prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Theresa Cheng had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Theresa Cheng'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.