Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · La Mesa, CA
Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1336226471, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A79461, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yu Dennis Cheng
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- A79461 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8851 Center Dr Ste 603, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 667-4545
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 667-4550
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040712000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 929 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 8851 Center Dr Ste 603
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Er-Kai Gao, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1710064944
- Joy Gao, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659042521
Verify Yu Dennis Cheng in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A79461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
1,899 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl136 claims
- Memantine Hcl133 claims
- Levetiracetam108 claims
- Gabapentin103 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa87 claims
- Topiramate80 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,274.89
248 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
- ER-Kai Gao MD IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yu Dennis Cheng among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
All 929 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Er-Kai Gao, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421710064944
- Tyrone Hardy, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421174739460
- Sabareesh Natarajan, M.D. M.S.La Mesa, CA 919421912190083
- Daniel White, MDChula Vista, CA 919101033214796
- Evan Winograd, M.D.Carlsbad, CA 920111538426549
- Thomas Marcisz, MDEscondido, CA 920251255445854
- Imad Shahhal, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251700013463
- Mark Stern, MDEscondido, CA 920251649282765
Common questions
What is Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336226471, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8851 Center Dr Ste 603, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 667-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A79461, 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 Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D. had 1,899 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yu Dennis Cheng, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.2 of 100. 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.