Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $17,801 | 615 | 70.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,042 | 26 | 23.9% |
| Education | $1,439 | 2 | 5.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $13,713 | 440 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $2,135 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,006 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $1,945 | 26 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,369 | 33 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $851.74 | 19 | $0 (2019) |
| Nevro Corp. | $405.08 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $354.41 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $343.60 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $196.12 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,134 | 40 | Abbott Laboratories ($979.53) |
| 2023 | $2,535 | 69 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,555) |
| 2022 | $2,663 | 97 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,076) |
| 2021 | $3,218 | 39 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC ($1,966) |
| 2020 | $1,664 | 83 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,664) |
| 2019 | $3,202 | 122 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,040) |
| 2018 | $5,169 | 119 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,923) |
| 2017 | $5,698 | 74 | Abbott Laboratories ($3,628) |
All Payment Transactions
643 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 26
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.19 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.21 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.44 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.14 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.56 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.17 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.94 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.16 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.99 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.77 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.77 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.47 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.97 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.12 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.79 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.85 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.67 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.81 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.07 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.42 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.17 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.48 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.56 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 1,305 | 2,460 | $2.2M | $206,482 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,874 | 3,797 | $2.6M | $254,778 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,242 | 1,957 | $745,053 | $183,430 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,444 | 2,251 | $861,518 | $201,224 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 208 | 294 | $159,693 | $26,881 | 16.8% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 46 | 56 | $267,568 | $24,568 | 9.2% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 93 | 96 | $280,698 | $18,306 | 6.5% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 68 | 92 | $170,844 | $17,870 | 10.5% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 73 | 77 | $204,358 | $16,593 | 8.1% |
| 0275T | Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $202,188 | $14,719 | 7.3% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 46 | 60 | $160,320 | $14,441 | 9.0% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 45 | 58 | $116,928 | $11,215 | 9.6% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 68 | 91 | $86,541 | $9,316 | 10.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $57,646 | $9,212 | 16.0% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $113,568 | $9,004 | 7.9% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $101,772 | $6,599 | 6.5% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 45 | 58 | $58,464 | $5,931 | 10.1% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $67,872 | $5,383 | 7.9% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 43 | 44 | $52,668 | $3,745 | 7.1% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $44,876 | $3,543 | 7.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 43 | 49 | $30,521 | $2,430 | 8.0% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 167 | 206 | $24,308 | $1,998 | 8.2% |
| G0481 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $9,396 | $1,842 | 19.6% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $7,464 | $1,404 | 18.8% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $15,108 | $1,026 | 6.8% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 54 | 61 | $3,477 | $361.12 | 10.4% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 64 | 962 | $1,924 | $94.70 | 4.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 254 | 373 | $244,704 | $35,142 | 14.4% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 125 | 141 | $393,531 | $28,093 | 7.1% |
About Dr. Yuen Cheng, MD
Dr. Yuen Cheng, MD is a Interventional Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/17/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841545647.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Yuen Cheng, MD has received a total of $25,282 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,134 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 643 transactions from 38 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($17,801).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cheng has provided services to 5,865 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,465 services with total Medicare billing of $845,914. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 07/17/2012
- Last Updated 11/03/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0014X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841545647
Products in Payments
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $4,150
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $2,135
- PROCLAIM (Device) $2,068
- SCS leads (Device) $1,995
- Superion ISS (Device) $1,945
- SCS IPGs (Device) $1,932
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $1,016
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $847.14
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $695.60
- RESTORE (Device) $451.65
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $446.96
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $445.45
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $360.83
- Octrode SCS Leads (Device) $339.93
- iFuse Implant (Device) $304.50
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $302.45
- Penta SCS Leads (Device) $286.96
- Tripole SCS Leads (Device) $255.37
- Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $254.27
- ETERNA (Device) $253.17
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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