NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · New York, NY

Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1609568559, issued on May 22, 2023. Check the license (New York 321143, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609568559
Name
Yee-Ming Melody Cheung
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
License number
321143 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
530 E 74TH St, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(347) 798-9663
Enumerated
May 22, 2023
Record last updated
Dec 31, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230915001950); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 530 E 74TH St

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  2. Alicia Assini, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700314820
  3. Mark Awad, MD, PHDMedical Oncology Physician1831359355
  4. Sarah BleicherAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1881213346
  5. Alexander Boardman, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1588194286
  6. Danielle Cassel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093357410

Verify Yee-Ming Melody Cheung in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024

680 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.

  1. Yee-Ming Cheung680
  2. Specialty average2,630

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims
  2. Hydrocortisone61 claims
  3. Ozempic54 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl44 claims
  5. Lantus Solostar40 claims
  6. Novolog Flexpen28 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Endocrine GroupNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Yee-Ming Melody Cheung among 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York

Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD is one of 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than over 99% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · over 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 694 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207RE0101X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in New York

There are 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York.

The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Panagiota Andreopoulou, M.D.New York, NY 100211629090527
  2. Jason Baker, M.D.New York, NY 100211407986144
  3. Martin Barandes, MDNew York, NY 100211205860038
  4. Richard Bockman, MDNew York, NY 100211821017229
  5. David Brillon, MDNew York, NY 100211154418242
  6. Azeez Farooki, MDNew York, NY 100211720165699
  7. Dennis Gage, M.D.New York, NY 100211023014776
  8. James Hurley, MDNew York, NY 100211770670853

Common questions

What is Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609568559, issued on May 22, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 530 E 74TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (347) 798-9663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 321143, 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 Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yee-Ming Melody Cheung, MD, PHD had 680 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.