Walter Sun Cha, MD
Surgery Physician · Cleveland, OH
Walter Sun Cha, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1316962046, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35088116, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Sun Cha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 35088116 OH
MD066411L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109
- Phone
- (216) 778-4391
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060727000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 Metrohealth Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ariana AbayomiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477492544
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- Rasha AbdelbakyPharmacist1689117731
Verify Walter Sun Cha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35088116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ursodiol31 claims
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Famotidine13 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: $1,370.76
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Walter Sun Cha among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Walter Sun Cha, MD is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 1,249 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alfred Bowles, MDCleveland, OH 441091831183052
- Christopher Brandt, MDCleveland, OH 441091508895244
- Kevin El-Hayek, MDCleveland, OH 441091023287232
- Garietta Falls-Beddies, MDCleveland, OH 441091568682490
- Richard Fratianne, MDCleveland, OH 441091588772354
- Katherine Kelly, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441091366605123
- Christopher McHenry, MDCleveland, OH 441091265461073
- James Merlino, MDCleveland, OH 441091164452504
Common questions
What is Walter Sun Cha, MD's NPI number?
Walter Sun Cha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316962046, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Sun Cha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44109. Phone: (216) 778-4391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Sun Cha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35088116, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Sun Cha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Sun Cha, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.