Li Hsia MD Cheong, MD

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1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A163361 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-07-31 · Mcgill University Faculty of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/RichmondOakland, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend it
Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.203, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.334, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 2 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 2 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

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Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections	2.203	Worse	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections	0.334	Better	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths	0.96 (0 to 2.01) · 443 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths	1.01 (0.62 to 1.4)	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths	8.4 · 52 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths	11.2 · 40 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths	10.7 · 96 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths	16.7 · 94 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths	10.8 · 489 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths	4.1 · 4,684 cases	None	Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths	0.25 (0.03 to 0.48) · 2,673 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths	0.33 (0.12 to 0.54) · 2,783 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths	3.39 (0.96 to 5.81) · 381 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths	1.62 (0 to 3.32) · 146 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths	2.07 (0.44 to 3.71) · 359 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths	7.63 (0 to 16.81) · 123 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths	5.35 (1.31 to 9.38) · 146 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths	2.04 (0.54 to 3.55) · 115 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths	0.79 (0 to 1.61) · 2,133 cases	No different	Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.562	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections	0.715	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections	0.876	No different	Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	13.9 · 312 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	24.2 · 974 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits	55.2 · 127 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits	10 · 112 cases	None	Jul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits	20 · 819 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits	20.3 · 262 cases	None	Jul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (2,982 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

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Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

Cleanliness	3
Nurse communication	2
Doctor communication	3
Communication about medicines	2
Discharge information	3
Overall hospital rating	3
Quietness	2
Recommend hospital	4

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Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond

Room was "always" clean	71%
Nurses "always" communicated well	73%
Doctors "always" communicated well	78%
Staff "always" explained	57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information	86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge	88%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand	72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully	77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)	69%
Staff "always" explained new medications	70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand	69%
Nurses "always" listened carefully	69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect	80%
"Always" quiet at night	48%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	72%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects	44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms	85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$219,021

Medicare paid this office $219,021 for 4,254 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

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Largest Original Medicare bills

Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	255	$18,615	$68
X-ray of chest, 1 view	1,543	$15,890	$7
Ct scan head or brain without contrast	441	$15,151	$32
Screening mammography	327	$13,060	$40
Screening 3d breast mammography	327	$10,256	$31

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Every Original Medicare service billed

Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	255	$18,615	$68
X-ray of chest, 1 view	1,543	$15,890	$7
Ct scan head or brain without contrast	441	$15,151	$32
Screening mammography	327	$13,060	$40
Screening 3d breast mammography	327	$10,256	$31
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	119	$8,886	$73
Ct scan of chest without contrast	187	$8,591	$43
Mri scan of brain without contrast	124	$7,082	$57
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect	100	$6,293	$62
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast	78	$5,565	$70
Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast	56	$4,961	$87
Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	156	$4,697	$29
Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan	45	$4,670	$97
Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast	49	$4,154	$81
Ct scan of upper spine without contrast	106	$4,094	$38
Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast	51	$3,496	$69
Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast	48	$3,473	$71
Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	57	$3,331	$58
Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen	106	$3,223	$30
Ct scan of chest with contrast	62	$3,135	$47
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	93	$2,599	$28
Mri scan of brain before and after contrast	28	$2,585	$89
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	72	$2,290	$32
X-ray of chest, 2 views	231	$2,065	$9
Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	24	$1,924	$80
Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast	31	$1,905	$61
Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine	181	$1,891	$10
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast	23	$1,849	$80
Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066)	71	$1,704	$23
Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast	52	$1,704	$30
Ct scan of lower spine without contrast	45	$1,630	$36
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	66	$1,575	$24
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	212	$1,547	$7
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	80	$1,535	$18
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	154	$1,355	$7
Mri scan of leg joint without contrast	21	$1,334	$56
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	164	$1,219	$7
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	131	$1,206	$9
Ct scan of face without contrast	37	$1,201	$32
Diagnostic mammography of both breasts	28	$1,171	$40
Mri scan of both breasts	12	$1,159	$97
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	133	$1,145	$8
X-ray of knee, 3 views	119	$1,036	$7
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	49	$1,003	$20
Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	34	$971	$27
Ct scan of leg without contrast	20	$783	$39
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	26	$776	$30
Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening	12	$680	$57
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	70	$667	$9
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	62	$648	$10
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	77	$594	$7
Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth	11	$569	$52
Ct scan of middle spine without contrast	15	$568	$38
Nuclear medicine study of lung ventilation and circulation	12	$527	$44
Ultrasound scan of chest	21	$520	$24
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	59	$514	$7
Ct scan of pelvis without contrast	11	$499	$45
Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis	17	$486	$29
Ultrasound scan of organ tissue for measuring elasticity	20	$476	$23
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	53	$467	$7
Ultrasound scan of uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area through vagina	19	$464	$24
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels	16	$462	$27
X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	46	$422	$7
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	53	$407	$7
X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	39	$316	$7
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views	26	$276	$11
Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function	11	$246	$22
3d radiographic procedure	30	$243	$8
Limited ultrasound scan of pelvis	15	$241	$16
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	24	$231	$8
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	29	$223	$8
Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	11	$219	$20
X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	18	$217	$12
X-ray of lower leg, 2 views	31	$214	$6
X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views	17	$183	$11
X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views	15	$179	$12
X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	25	$165	$7
X-ray of surgical specimen	12	$161	$13
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	20	$120	$5
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	14	$115	$8
X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views	13	$103	$6
X-ray of hip, 1 view	12	$89	$7
X-ray of middle spine, 3 views	11	$86	$8
X-ray of toe, minimum of 2 views	11	$68	$5

Who their Medicare patients are

4,254 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 6% · 85 and older 21% · Women 62% · Also on Medicaid 43% · Health risk score 1.75. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 47% · Chronic kidney disease 39% · Coronary heart disease 38% · Heart failure 29% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · COPD 19% · Depression 19% · Cancer 17% · Dementia 17% · Stroke 15%.

The office billed $1,814,728, Medicare allowed $284,635 and paid $219,021; for 8,803 services of 194 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

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Original Medicare by year

2024	4,254	8,803	77	1.75	$1,814,728	$219,021
2023	648	1,021	77	2.15	$198,690	$16,378
2022	2,012	3,376	76	1.67	$722,017	$79,189

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 18 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2023

Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	50	$2,935	$59
X-ray of chest, 1 view	306	$2,857	$7
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	29	$1,977	$64
Ct scan of chest without contrast	27	$1,005	$37
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast	18	$989	$55
Ct scan of chest with contrast	21	$677	$32
Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	14	$389	$26
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	11	$322	$29
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	11	$245	$22
X-ray of chest, 2 views	29	$198	$7
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	28	$196	$7
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	13	$185	$14
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	22	$165	$7
X-ray of chest, 2 views	40	$164	$4
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	13	$87	$5
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	12	$74	$5
X-ray of knee, 3 views	12	$66	$5
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	$49	$4

2022: 48 services

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Original Medicare services billed in 2022

Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	178	$14,797	$77
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	117	$8,674	$71
X-ray of chest, 1 view	723	$7,921	$8
Ct scan of chest without contrast	125	$5,815	$45
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast	76	$5,765	$75
Ct scan of chest with contrast	83	$4,145	$47
Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	74	$2,366	$31
Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	19	$1,814	$91
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast	20	$1,679	$84
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	47	$1,597	$34
Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen	50	$1,556	$31
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	73	$1,411	$19
Ct scan head or brain without contrast	40	$1,375	$34
Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	59	$1,362	$23
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	110	$1,123	$8
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	37	$1,060	$29
Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast	11	$800	$73
Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue	31	$718	$23
X-ray of chest, 2 views	75	$666	$9
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	71	$660	$9
Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	22	$649	$29
Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening	11	$637	$58
Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis	24	$625	$26
X-ray of chest, 2 views	67	$587	$9
Ultrasound scan of uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area through vagina	22	$567	$26
Ct scan of pelvis without contrast	11	$511	$46
X-ray of knee, 3 views	56	$500	$8
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	49	$417	$8
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	32	$315	$10
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	24	$189	$7
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	31	$189	$6
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	25	$177	$7
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	21	$169	$8
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	24	$168	$7
X-ray of knee, 3 views	20	$158	$8
X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views	14	$140	$10
X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views	12	$140	$11
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	19	$138	$7
X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	14	$135	$8
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	17	$130	$7
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	14	$128	$9
X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	21	$123	$6
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	13	$118	$8
X-ray of lower leg, 2 views	16	$112	$7
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	15	$108	$7
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	14	$107	$7
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	12	$91	$8
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	$89	$8

Medicaid work

$45,495 in 2024

Medicaid paid $45,495 for 4,291 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 252 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

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Largest Medicaid services in 2024

CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL	287	$11,833
Radiologic examination, chest; single view	2,358	$10,917
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material	424	$8,518
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL	79	$3,846
US RETROPERITONEAL REAL TIME W/IMAGE COMPLETE	82	$1,578
Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; without contrast material	78	$1,469
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views	195	$1,204
Computed tomographic angiography, chest (noncoronary), with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing	14	$769
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	162	$734
Radiologic examination, knee; 3 views	123	$587
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed	15	$571
X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT	107	$518

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Medicaid work by year

2024	4,291	25	252	$45,495
2023	356	4	91	$2,487
2022	652	4	63	$4,648

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Largest Medicaid services in 2023

CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL	35	$1,415
Radiologic examination, chest; single view	289	$985
X-ray of abdomen, 1 view	15	$49
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views	17	$38

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Largest Medicaid services in 2022

Radiologic examination, chest; single view	570	$3,149
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL	56	$1,347
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views	14	$76
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN	12	$76

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score: 100.0 / 100; Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI: 1407514326
Licence: CA A163361California A163361: Current · expires 2027-07-31
Trained: Mcgill University, Faculty of Medicine, 2014
Group: Permanente Medical Group Inc
Gender: Female

More record details

Sole proprietor: Yes
Taxonomy: Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address: 3600 Broadway, Lower Level, Department 1, Radiology Department, Oakland, CA, 94611
NPI first listed: 2021-12-08
NPI last updated: 2025-04-22
NPI record certified: 2025-04-22

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 2000 Mowry Ave, Fremont, CA, 94538 · 5555 W Las Positas Blvd, Pleasanton, CA, 94588 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305

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