Wei Cheng, M.D,
Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Wei Cheng, M.D, is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1699938142, issued on Jul 4, 2008. Check the license (New York 264642-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wei Cheng
- Credential
- M.D,
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 264642-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3424 Kossuth Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
- Phone
- (718) 519-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130813000292); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3424 Kossuth Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ezekiel AkpanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588368088
- Lisa AlcottFamily Nurse Practitioner1548320872
- Pervez Ali, RPHPharmacist1003280876
- Aladin Altic, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073303772
- Bernadette Amulong, PTPhysical Therapist1558567628
- Jessica AngelsonAdvanced Practice Midwife1518352319
Verify Wei Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 264642-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,350 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium83 claims
- Losartan Potassium83 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide66 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $257.87
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 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.
Wei Cheng among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Wei Cheng, M.D, is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Wei Cheng, M.D,'s NPI number?
Wei Cheng, M.D,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699938142, issued on Jul 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wei Cheng, M.D, located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3424 Kossuth Ave, Bronx, NY, 10467. Phone: (718) 519-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wei Cheng, M.D,'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 264642-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wei Cheng, M.D, prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wei Cheng, M.D, had 2,350 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wei Cheng, M.D,'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.