Philip Cheng MD, PHD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1285195602 is registered to Philip Cheng MD, PHD, a Ophthalmology Physician practising at 5258 S 31st St in Temple, Texas. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Philip Cheng MD, PHD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2019.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20231028000543OphthalmologyTX
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Philip Cheng MD, PHD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Philip Cheng MD, PHD directly at (254) 314-8001.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1285195602 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (254) 314-8001.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Philip Cheng MD, PHD is a Type-1 individual NPI.