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Peter Cheng, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Palo Alto, CA specialising in geriatric medicine. Peter trained at Baylor College of Medicine, graduating in 1997.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Cheng specialise in?
Dr. Cheng is a geriatric medicine in Palo Alto, CA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “GERIATRIC MEDICINE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Cheng located?
Dr. Cheng is listed at 795 EL CAMINO REAL, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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What is Dr. Cheng's phone number?
The number on file is (650) 853-2977. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is Dr. Cheng's NPI number?
Dr. Cheng's National Provider Identifier is 1073629564. 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 Dr. Cheng go to medical school?
Dr. Cheng attended Baylor College of Medicine, graduating in 1997. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Cheng been practising?
Dr. Cheng has 29 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1997, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Cheng do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Cheng provides treatments such as influenza vaccine, inactivated, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Contact Information
- (650) 853-2977
- Email not available
Practice Locations
795 EL CAMINO REAL
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
790 services · 630 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza vaccine, inactivated | Treatment | 90653 |
21 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
174 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
125 |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
98 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
69 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | Billing code | G2212 |
64 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 50 minutes or more | Office visit | 99306 |
59 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | Office visit | 99309 |
48 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | Office visit | 99310 |
34 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
24 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
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Related specialists at this location 8
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Also at this address 4
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Other geriatric medicines in Palo Alto 8
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Trained at Baylor College of Medicine 8
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Class of 1997 at Baylor College of Medicine 8
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Also performs Influenza vaccine, inactivated 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
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