Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease · Huntsville, AL
NPI
1164492427
Since 2006
Specialty
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Code 207RC0000X
Group practices
1
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
5
Hospital affiliations
930 Franklin St SE
Huntsville, AL, 35801
Phone (256) 539-4080
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$172K
4,635 services
Medicare patients, 2024
1,864
Average age 76
Drug cost, 2024
$1.8M
9,418 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$794
From 12 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Shi-CHI Cheng was code 93306 (echocardiography (tte/tee)), 912 times for 893 patients. In total Shi-CHI Cheng billed 4,635 services in 52 codes, and Medicare paid $172K.
| Code |
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Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2009-12-03.
| Setting |
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| Services |
|---|
| Patients |
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| Paid per service |
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| Medicare paid |
|---|
| 93306 Echocardiography (TTE/TEE) | Facility | 912 | 893 | $47.69 | $43K |
| 93010 Electrocardiogram | Facility | 888 | 601 | $5.50 | $4,885 |
| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Facility | 599 | 411 | $63.03 | $38K |
| 99233 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 312 | 96 | $87.96 | $27K |
| G2211 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's | Facility | 267 | 239 | $12.25 | $3,272 |
| 93018 Electrocardiogram | Facility | 224 | 224 | $9.54 | $2,138 |
| 93016 Electrocardiogram | Facility | 223 | 223 | $14.64 | $3,264 |
| 93880 Duplex Scan - Extracranial Arteries | Facility | 164 | 163 | $27.46 | $4,503 |
| 93356 Echocardiography (TTE/TEE) | Facility | 155 | 154 | $7.12 | $1,103 |
| 93970 Duplex Scan - Extremity Veins | Facility | 102 | 102 | $24.34 | $2,482 |
| 78451 Myocardial Perfusion Scan | Facility | 93 | 93 | $44.97 | $4,182 |
| 78492 Myocardial Perfusion Scan | Facility | 86 | 86 | $58.86 | $5,062 |
| 99222 Hospital E&M - Initial | Facility | 84 | 83 | $95.89 | $8,055 |
| 99232 Hospital E&M - Subsequent | Facility | 58 | 37 | $56.99 | $3,305 |
| 93308 Echocardiography (TTE/TEE) | Facility | 53 | 51 | $17.98 | $953 |
By year: 2022 $232K for 7,769 services; 2023 $199K for 5,798 services; 2024 $172K for 4,635 services.
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Shi-CHI Cheng prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Metoprolol Succinate, with 707 prescriptions and refills. In total Shi-CHI Cheng wrote 9,418 Medicare prescriptions that cost $1.8M.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate Generic | 707 | 1,889 | 219 | $14K |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 697 | 1,220 | 152 | $687K |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Generic | 628 | 1,725 | 197 | $9,368 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er Isosorbide Mononitrate | 599 | 1,576 | 163 | $9,594 |
| Furosemide Generic | 490 | 1,177 | 153 | $2,673 |
| Ranolazine Er Ranolazine | 471 | 1,048 | 139 | $63K |
| Carvedilol Generic | 358 | 906 | 108 | $2,948 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Generic | 335 | 878 | 119 | $2,492 |
| Spironolactone Generic | 335 | 892 | 114 | $2,597 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 332 | 844 | 99 | $3,972 |
| Losartan Potassium Generic | 272 | 721 | 97 | $4,069 |
| Entresto Sacubitril/Valsartan | 248 | 416 | 52 | $227K |
| Xarelto Rivaroxaban | 238 | 398 | 45 | $219K |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Generic | 227 | 612 | 86 | $1,740 |
| Nitroglycerin Generic | 209 | 259 | 144 | $4,225 |
Brand drugs: - claims; generic drugs: 7,519 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Shi-CHI Cheng $794 ($794 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 12 companies. The largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation with $156.
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation NVS | 8 | $156 |
| Pfizer Inc. PFE | 6 | $127 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. BAYN.DE | 5 | $92.23 |
| Heartflow, Inc. HTFL | 2 | $74.13 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation UTHR | 2 | $59.31 |
| Abiomed JNJ | 2 | $53.9 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. REGN | 2 | $49.39 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation BSX | 2 | $44.55 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. BMY | 2 | $44.04 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $41.93 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.