Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1629562731, issued on Jun 21, 2018. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 125.072664 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5427 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022
- Phone
- (888) 499-9303
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5427 Whittier Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
971 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Jardiance37 claims
- Metformin Hcl36 claims
- Gabapentin27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $19.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629562731, issued on Jun 21, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5427 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90022. Phone: (888) 499-9303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD's license?
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 Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Chih-Cheng Cheng, MD had 971 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.