Dr. Joseph Cheng , MD
Neurological Surgery โข Cincinnati, OH
222 Piedmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 452194231
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Joseph Cheng is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on October 25, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 426 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 84 service units.
- 22614 โ Fusion of additional segment of spine: 78 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 48 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 12 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Gabapentin โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 295. Middle half: 131 to 549.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 196 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 227. Middle half: 114 to 419.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 764 in 2020 to 426 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
222 Piedmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 452194231
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Kentucky Rehabilitation Services, Inc.; University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Medical College Of Wisconsin
1994
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
151 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $100,054 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $78,813 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$195 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $13,798.51 across 25 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program: $5,250.00 across 3 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $4,631.84 across 12 records.
- Consulting Fee: $3,000.00 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Synthes GmbH: $13,338.28 across 20 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $393.27 across 4 records.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.: $66.96 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
32 years (graduated 1994)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1994 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cheng has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Cheng as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 295. Middle half: 131 to 549.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 196 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 227. Middle half: 114 to 419.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,990. Middle half: $15,313 to $143,050.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 196 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,911. Middle half: $13,892 to $85,855.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,976. Middle half: $12,010 to $112,613.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Ohio (2024, 196 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,696. Middle half: $10,849 to $66,861.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Cheng are from 2022.
56 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (358 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
28.6% of these 56 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.1% of these 56 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 44% from 764 in 2020 to 426 in 2024.
- 2020: 764
- 2021: 607
- 2022: 472
- 2023: 379
- 2024: 426
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 59% from $243,241 in 2020 to $100,054 in 2024.
- 2020: $243,241
- 2021: $185,055
- 2022: $127,866
- 2023: $90,727
- 2024: $100,054
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 59% from $193,695 in 2020 to $78,813 in 2024.
- 2020: $193,695
- 2021: $146,980
- 2022: $101,095
- 2023: $71,570
- 2024: $78,813
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 88% from 90 in 2013 to 11 in 2022.
- 2013: 90
- 2014: 85
- 2015: 91
- 2022: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 88% from 92 in 2013 to 11 in 2022.
- 2013: 92
- 2014: 87
- 2015: 96
- 2022: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 90% from $1,935 in 2013 to $195 in 2022.
- 2013: $1,935
- 2014: $4,274
- 2015: $3,065
- 2022: $195
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 39% from $9,936.98 in 2021 to $13,798.51 in 2025.
- 2021: $9,936.98
- 2022: $7,617.55
- 2023: $10,430.91
- 2024: $11,182.33
- 2025: $13,798.51
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 25 records totaling $13,798.51.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Synthes GmbH |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $3,000.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,500.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $750.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $593.25 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $561.66 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $552.84 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $533.96 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $458.70 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $443.78 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $426.37 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $422.17 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $207.52 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $168.33 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $165.45 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $161.60 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $152.27 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SYNFIX Evolution | General | $150.00 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $148.77 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $139.34 |
| Synthes GmbH |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $113.87 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $66.96 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $66.95 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EXPEDIUM | General | $14.72 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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84 | 63 | $229.79 | $90.39 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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78 | 22 | $1153.00 | $375.38 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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48 | 48 | $314.50 | $126.86 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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43 | 17 | $767.00 | $182.09 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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37 | 36 | $339.00 | $131.60 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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24 | 23 | $155.25 | $62.59 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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23 | 22 | $3905.00 | $782.23 |
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99443
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes
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22 | 19 | $235.00 | $92.14 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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21 | 12 | $761.00 | $246.97 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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19 | 19 | $851.00 | $222.77 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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16 | 16 | $2249.00 | $731.16 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $427.00 | $159.60 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 11 | 320 | $194.80 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20170627000664
OH
3375561749
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452194231
Phone: 5134757855
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452192369
Phone: 5135841000
Kentucky Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
2010 N Bend Rd, Hebron, KY 410488003
Phone: 8595945220
Kentucky Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
2010 N Bend Rd, Hebron, KY 410488003
Phone: 8595945220
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at PO BOX 636256 CENTRAL CREDENTIALING, CINCINNATI, OH 452630001 (Tel: 5135855505)
Registered at 222 PIEDMONT AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 452194231 (Tel: 5135581177)
Recorded as JOSEPH CHENG, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TN MD36289)
Registered at 222 PIEDMONT AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 452194231 (Tel: 5135581177)
Registered at PO BOX 636256, CINCINNATI, OH 452636256 (Tel: (513) 245-3600)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35131450)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 333 CEDAR ST # 4, YALE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103206 (Tel: 2037852807)
Registered at 333 CEDAR ST # 4, YALE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103206 (Tel: 2037852807)
Recorded as JOSEPH CHENG, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TN MD36289)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Christopher Mcpherson, MD
- David Gimbel
- Dr. Michael Kramer, MD
- Dr. Arthur Cole, MD
- Dr. William Tobler, MD
- Dr. Randall Hlubek, MD
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Mailing Address
Po Box 636256 Central Credentialing
Cincinnati, OH 452630001
Phone: 5135855505