Dr Walter Cheng, MD in Palo Alto, CA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Walter Cheng, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Palo Alto, California. He went to Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine and graduated in 2004 and has 20 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Sutter Bay Medical Foundation and his current practice location is 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 853-2977.

Dr Walter Cheng is licensed to practice in California (license number A94012) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1407920945.

Contact Information

	Dr Walter Cheng, MD
	795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301-2302
	(650) 853-2977
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Walter Cheng
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	20 Years
Location	795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Walter Cheng attended and graduated from Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 2004

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1407920945
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/17/2006
Last Update Date: 02/16/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1355444282
Enrollment ID: I20070314000570

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Walter Cheng such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1407920945	NPI	-	NPPES
00A940120	Medicaid	CA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	A94012 (California)	Secondary
208M00000X	Hospitalist	A94012 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	Hospital
Washington Hospital	Fremont, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation	4284538778	2941

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Walter Cheng allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Sutter Bay Medical Foundation
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1013950807 PECOS PAC ID: 4284538778 Enrollment ID: O20031125000909

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Walter Cheng is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Walter Cheng, MD 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA 94022-1408 Ph: (650) 321-4121	Dr Walter Cheng, MD 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301-2302 Ph: (650) 853-2977

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Walter Cheng, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Palo Alto, CA