Physician Profile
Melanie V. Cheing, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Cheing
Based in Clearwater, FL, Melanie V. Cheing, M.D. is listed in the NPI registry under pulmonary disease. Melanie is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Melanie cared for 621 Medicare patients across 1,215 services. The services billed most often include critical care, first 30-74 minutes, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, and initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes. NPI 1750701652 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (727) 441-4526
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1399 HAMLET AVE
Clearwater, FL 33756
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,215 services · 621 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
17 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance | Procedure | 32557 |
16 | Too few peers to compare |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | Procedure | 31500 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Imaging | 76937 |
24 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
551 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
418 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
83 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
63 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Office visit | 99239 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other lung specialists at this location 3
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 3
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Clearwater 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2011 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin 8
Providers in FL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Melanie V. Cheing specialize in?
Melanie V. Cheing is a lung specialist in Clearwater, FL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Melanie V. Cheing located?
Melanie V. Cheing is listed at 1399 Hamlet Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Melanie V. Cheing's phone number?
The number on file is (727) 441-4526. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Melanie V. Cheing's NPI number?
Melanie V. Cheing's National Provider Identifier is 1750701652. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Melanie V. Cheing train?
Melanie V. Cheing attended Other, graduating in 2011. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Melanie V. Cheing been practicing?
Melanie V. Cheing has 15 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2011, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Melanie V. Cheing do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Melanie V. Cheing performs procedures including insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, drainage of fluid from chest cavity with insertion of indwelling tube using imaging guidance and emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Melanie V. Cheing confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Melanie V. Cheing. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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