Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang, MD

Dr. Liang practices at Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center in Encinitas, California.

Dr. Liang's NPI, 1760666945, was assigned on December 24, 2007. Dr. Liang graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2005. Dr. Liang holds California license A98510.

Dr. Liang's primary practice is Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center, at 320 Santa Fe Drive, Suite Ll2, Encinitas, CA 92024. The practice phone is (760) 632-3920.

Dr. Liang's primary practice is Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center in Encinitas, California. Dr. Liang is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. The medical group on file is Coastal Pulmonary Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Liang to 5 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Liang practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Liang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Liang is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Liang is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, chronic sinusitis, hypersomnia and pleural effusion among the conditions Dr. Liang treats.

CMS data shows 2,649 Medicare services from Dr. Liang across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 654 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $205,142 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 654 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Liang in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 294 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.63, 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. Liang's median patient age at 72, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Liang wrote 3,473 Medicare Part D claims for 555 patients. CMS names the drug for 3,297 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,155,043 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,681 claims across 40 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Liang, published from 2009 to 2020. The most frequent topics are Fibrin, Fibrinogen and Hypertension, Pulmonary. Dr. Liang has published most often in Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Dr. Liang's most frequent co-authors are Asha Vyas Devereaux, MD, MPH, Daniel Joseph Desantis, MD and Xavier Soler, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 620 general payments to Dr. Liang from 56 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $3,589.

Dmand AI lists 15 awards for Dr. Liang, most recently San Diego Top Doctor in Pulmonary Disease in 2017. Dr. Liang serves on Education Committee American Thoracic Society Wellness and Burnout Collaborative and California Thoracic Society.

Dr. Liang graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2005. Dr. Liang is a member of ATS.

Dr. Liang is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.