What is Michael Cheng's specialty?

Michael Cheng (NPI 1942303276) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Covington, GA.

Where does Michael Cheng practice?

Michael Cheng practices in Covington, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942303276.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Cheng?

Michael Cheng (NPI 1942303276) received approximately $90K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 351 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942303276

Michael ChengM.D.

PRACTICENEWTON MEDICAL CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyCovington, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

738

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

942

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 389 Gastroenterology providers in GA — above median (cohort median 747).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,442

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$316K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium404 claims

Famotidine281 claims

Linaclotide132 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl129 claims

Omeprazole65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.6

Quality

83.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.70%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$95

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Education$95

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Cheng's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL, INC.	200	513
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	96	207
Terence Casey Pathology · New Orleans, LA	92	205
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	87	174
Srinivasan Ganesan Gastroenterology · Lorain, OH	74	136
Locust Grove Endo Center Ambulatory Surgical Center · Locust Grove, GA	72	121
Samyukta Chava Gastroenterology · Atlanta, GA	69	143
Douglas Lowe Gastroenterology · Milledgeville, GA	67	179
Balu Mani Diagnostic Radiology · Riverdale, GA	57	117
Brian Triana Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Newnan, GA	57	94
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	45	67
Gregory Gibson Gastroenterology · Covington, GA	45	100

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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