Yew Song Cheng, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Yew Song Cheng, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1346690336, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (California A188457, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yew Song Cheng
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- A188457 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-5476
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231002003088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 Potrero Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Abbs, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1295269983
- Atokena AbeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043130149
- Mary Ann AbilleRegistered Nurse1699155804
- Nasrin Aboudamous, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699579912
- Elizabeth AdvientoRegistered Nurse1124968987
- Rocio Agraz-Lara, RN, PHNRegistered Nurse1003075995
Verify Yew Song Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A188457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $27.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yew Song Cheng among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Yew Song Cheng, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian Bowers, DOSan Francisco, CA 941101487147377
- Megan Durr, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101790012839
- Zainab Farzal, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101083060180
- Nicole Jiam, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101831513225
- Juan Mendivil, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101811088214
- Oscar Saddul, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101609946938
- Man-Kit Leung, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941091144417007
- Clifford Chew, MDSan Francisco, CA 941081215036066
Common questions
What is Yew Song Cheng, MD's NPI number?
Yew Song Cheng, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346690336, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yew Song Cheng, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-5476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yew Song Cheng, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A188457, 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 Yew Song Cheng, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yew Song Cheng, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.