Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng, MD

  • Santa Ana, CA
  • Interventional pain medicine physician
NPI1417018342PAC ID1759477607
Medicare services, 2024
3,935
Medicare patients, 2024
368
Part D claims, 2024
6,587
MIPS score, 2024
92
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2010 East First Street, Suite 110, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Practice phone
Call (714) 556-7246
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Primary practice

First Street Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Santa Ana, California

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Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng is an interventional pain medicine physician in Santa Ana, California

Dr. Cheng practices at First Street Surgery Center in Santa Ana, California.

Dr. Cheng's NPI, 1417018342, was assigned on December 13, 2006. Dr. Cheng graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2002. Dr. Cheng holds California license A85749.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759477607
NPI enumeration date
December 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(714) 556-7246
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng practices at First Street Surgery Center in Santa Ana, California

Dr. Cheng's primary practice is First Street Surgery Center, at 2010 East First Street, Suite 110, Santa Ana, CA 92705. The practice phone is (714) 556-7246.

  • First Street Surgery Center
    2010 East First Street, Suite 110, Santa Ana, CA 92705Phone(714) 556-7246

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Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cheng's primary practice is First Street Surgery Center in Santa Ana, California. Dr. Cheng is also affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach. The medical group on file is Elite Pain Management. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheng to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cheng practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
First Street Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng is one of 215 interventional pain medicine physicians in California

Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Cheng's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Cheng is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Cheng is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Interventional pain medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A85749 · 2004 to 2026 · taxonomy 208VP0014X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Cheng treats.

Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Cheng

Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

215interventional pain medicine physicians in California
2interventional pain medicine physicians in Santa Ana

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng billed Medicare for 3,935 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,935 Medicare services from Dr. Cheng across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $271,500 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,935
Medicare patients368
Paid by Medicare$271,500
Procedure codes10

Dr. Cheng's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,2512024: 2,1146%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 1,720
Surgery
2023: 1242024: 10119%

Dr. Cheng compared with the California median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Cheng
  • California median
Medicare services
3,935vs 1,2323.2 times
Medicare patients
368vs 20877% above
Part D claims
6,527vs 34818.8 times

Medians across 209 interventional pain medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cheng's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheng in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 140 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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 71, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024368
Average age75
Average risk score1.59
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Cheng's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cheng's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23764%
  • Men13136%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cheng's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Alcohol and drug use disorders47%
  5. Mood disorders35%
  6. Depression32%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Ischemic heart disease27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cheng's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng wrote 6,587 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cheng wrote 6,587 Medicare Part D claims for 741 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,527 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $206,648 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,281 claims across 26 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,587
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$206,648
Part D patients741

Dr. Cheng's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic6,362 claims97%
  • Brand-name225 claims3%

Dr. Cheng's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cheng's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids65%4,301 of 6,587 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,2812024: 6,527186%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 26 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Cheng for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cheng accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Cheng's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 90of 100Quality
  • 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng received $1,420 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Cheng from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $777.

General payments to Dr. Cheng by program year, 2016 to 2021

General payments to Dr. Cheng by kind, 2016 to 2021

$1.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$83559%
  • Travel and lodging$49035%
  • Education$957%

Companies that paid Dr. Cheng the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cheng, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cheng

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Cheng graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  2. Board certified in anesthesiologyAmerican Board of Anesthesiology
  3. Board certified in pain medicineAmerican Board of Anesthesiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Cheng is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cheng accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's NPI number?

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's NPI number is 1417018342. It was assigned on December 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng?

Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng is an interventional pain medicine physician in Santa Ana, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).

Where does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng practice?

Dr. Cheng practices at 2010 East First Street, Suite 110, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Dr. Cheng's primary practice is First Street Surgery Center in Santa Ana, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheng to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cheng is (714) 556-7246.

What is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's medical license number?

Dr. Cheng holds California license A85749.

Which hospitals is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng affiliated with?

Dr. Cheng is affiliated with Hoag Hospital Newport Beach.

What medical group is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng part of?

Dr. Cheng is linked to Elite Pain Management.

Does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cheng billed Medicare for 3,935 services in 2024, and Dr. Cheng accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng's MIPS score?

Dr. Cheng's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng see?

CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheng in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cheng is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

What services does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cheng's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), physical therapy and rehabilitation (97026) and physical therapy and rehabilitation (97110).

Where did Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng go to medical school?

Dr. Cheng graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cheng's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,420 in general payments to Dr. Cheng from 3 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng been practicing?

Dr. Cheng graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Marc Bunjiun Cheng accept?

Dr. Cheng is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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