Dr. Edward Chee-Wei Cheng, MD

Dr. Cheng practices at Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Harbor City, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Cheng's NPI, 1174673099, was assigned on January 11, 2007. Dr. Cheng graduated from John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Cheng holds California license A97618.

Dr. Cheng's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, at 25825 South Vermont Avenue, Harbor City, CA 90710 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 325-5111.

Dr. Cheng's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Harbor City, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheng to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cheng practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Cheng's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cheng is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cheng is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists chronic hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic sinusitis, electrolyte disorders, pneumonia and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Cheng treats.

CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Cheng across 1 procedure code in 2017, for 26 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,139 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 26 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheng in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cheng's median patient age at 65, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cheng wrote 1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,069 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $182,823 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 917 claims across 19 drugs.

Dr. Cheng accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cheng as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Cheng from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. CSL Behring paid the most, $175.

Dr. Cheng graduated from John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Cheng is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.