Dr. Ka Ling (Karin) Cheung, MD

Dr. Cheung practices at BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California.

Dr. Cheung's NPI, 1881643831, was assigned on May 8, 2006. Dr. Cheung graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam Faculty of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Cheung holds California license C51289.

Dr. Cheung's primary practice is BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek, at 2637 Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598. The practice phone is (925) 329-3710.

Dr. Cheung's primary practice is BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Cheung is also affiliated with John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek. The medical group on file is BASS Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cheung to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Cheung's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cheung practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Cheung's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Cheung is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cheung's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypersomnia, pleural effusion, pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Cheung treats.

CMS data shows 1,840 Medicare services from Dr. Cheung across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 576 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $220,279 for them.

CMS counts 576 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cheung in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 257 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cheung's median patient age at 66, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cheung wrote 847 Medicare Part D claims for 171 patients. 44% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 679 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $533,277 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 631 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Cheung for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cheung accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cheung as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 680 general payments to Dr. Cheung from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $2,357.

Dr. Cheung graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam Faculty of Medicine in 1990.

Dr. Cheung is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.