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Yu-Chien Cheng, MD

Endocrinology · San Jose

NPI 1700227873

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Plans that list them
4
1 carrier
Office
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1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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4 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A154935 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2027-05-31 · Rosalind Franklin University, the Chicago Medical School.

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

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$184,017

Pharmacies billed $184,017 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 975) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical endocrinology clinician is at 0%.

671 generic and 215 brand-name prescriptions · $184,017 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Forteo73$101,940$1,396
Humalog Kwikpen U-10023$9,658$420
Humalog28$6,460$231
Testosterone39$5,370$138
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn46$5,086$111
See all 20 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Forteo73$101,940$1,396
Humalog Kwikpen U-10023$9,658$420
Humalog28$6,460$231
Testosterone39$5,370$138
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn46$5,086$111
Methimazole219$4,308$20
Hydrocortisone45$2,990$66
Levothyroxine126$2,311$18
Armour Thyroid19$1,945$102
Cinacalcet20$1,473$74
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle31$980$32
Cabergoline21$912$43
Testosterone Cypionate13$882$68
Alendronate76$750$10
Risedronate18$328$18
Veo Insulin11$284$26
Veo Insulin11$275$25
Hydrochlorothiazide19$225$12
Metformin Hcl Er11$103$9
Dexamethasone12$69$6

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20249752760% (0)22%$184,017
20238732270% (0)28%$235,073
20227322170% (0)28%$278,950
20217592230% (0)32%$292,802
20204421630% (0)33%$133,174
2019284850% (0)None$71,837
2018198530% (0)38%$31,894
2017106230% (0)51%$32,245
2016116320% (0)None$9,758
2015167460% (0)23%$8,785
201414536None19%$8,273
201315None0% (0)None$545

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Forteo51$118,913$2,332
Baqsimi24$14,612$609
Humalog Kwikpen U-10029$10,023$346
Humalog32$9,873$309
Diazoxide11$7,720$702
Testosterone30$5,180$173
Methimazole195$3,498$18
Lantus Solostar17$2,787$164
Levothyroxine108$2,735$25
Hydrocortisone27$2,521$93
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn18$1,938$108
Armour Thyroid13$1,282$99
Cinacalcet25$1,114$45
Cabergoline20$956$48
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle29$826$28
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle12$409$34
Alendronate37$372$10

2022: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Forteo50$192,248$3,845
Androderm16$16,516$1,032
Humalog19$8,102$426
Humalog Kwikpen U-10025$7,070$283
Testosterone27$5,547$205
Methimazole162$3,101$19
Lantus11$2,637$240
Levothyroxine95$2,164$23
Lantus Solostar12$1,967$164
Hydrocortisone22$1,694$77
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle24$839$35
Cabergoline17$755$44
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle22$600$27
Alendronate47$489$10
Acarbose11$477$43
Risedronate14$269$19

2021: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Forteo65$180,367$2,775
Androderm20$24,341$1,217
Victoza 2-Pak15$16,238$1,083
Lantus27$10,576$392
Testosterone31$7,043$227
Humalog13$6,580$506
Humalog Kwikpen U-10013$3,731$287
Methimazole145$3,056$21
Levothyroxine87$2,049$24
Hydrocortisone18$1,520$84
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle37$942$25
Alendronate76$786$10
Cabergoline13$735$57
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle15$466$31
Risedronate15$266$18

2020: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Forteo22$55,815$2,537
Androderm22$22,270$1,012
Humalog23$8,950$389
Lantus18$8,872$493
Testosterone21$7,712$367
Levothyroxine72$1,858$26
Methimazole65$1,556$24
Alendronate49$547$11
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle11$152$14

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Forteo15$36,754$2,450
Androderm11$7,372$670
Levothyroxine59$1,622$27
Methimazole35$666$19
Alendronate38$417$11

2018: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Levothyroxine25$395$16
Methimazole26$293$11
Trueplus Insulin11$158$14
Metoprolol12$130$11

2016: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Omeprazole11$390$35

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Levothyroxine16$227$14

2014: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Atorvastatin13$406$31
Lisinopril18$113$6

Money from drug and device companies

$43 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$43
202311None$131

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Harmony BiosciencesWakix$43
1 payment
  • Meals for Wakix · 2025-03-04 · $43
See the published payment
Every published payment
Harmony BiosciencesMeals · 2025-03-04Wakix$43
See earlier years (2023)

2023: $131

Payments by company in 2023
Sanofi-Aventis U.S.Tzield$131
1 payment
  • Meals for Tzield · 2023-06-15 · $131

Professional record

NPI
1700227873
Licence
CA A154935California A154935: Current · expires 2027-05-31
Trained
R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2013
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RE0101X (207RE0101X)
Mailing address
275 Hospital Pkwy Ste 600, San Jose, CA, 95119
NPI first listed
2013-07-17
NPI last updated
2022-01-11
NPI record certified
2020-12-10

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

Extra NPI addresses: 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201 · 275 Hospital Pkwy, San Jose, CA, 95119 · 275 Hospital Pkwy Ste 600, San Jose, CA, 95119

This office lists an electronic records connection.