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Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Physician and Radiation Oncology

Professional interests include: cancer, spinal cancer, radiation therapy, and more.

622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

(212) 305-5050

Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD is a physician provider in New York, NY specializing in physician and radiation oncology. Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ColumbiaDoctors, CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Office Locations

622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

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130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx Vamc (526)
Bronx, NY 10468

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

radiation therapy

In 2012, Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD had a list price for radiation therapy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2012 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	222
radiation therapy	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	285
radiation therapy	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2014 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	395
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
radiation therapy	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2015 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	414
radiation therapy	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	30
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	48
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2016 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
radiation therapy	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2017 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	342
radiation therapy	41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	19
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2018 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	248
radiation therapy	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	227

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2020 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210
radiation therapy	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	24
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2021 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	237
radiation therapy	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	19
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2022 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	196
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
radiation therapy	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2023 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
radiation therapy	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY during 2024 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	229
radiation therapy	17

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated as a physician provider in New York, NY were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	267
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
radiation therapy	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	93
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	11
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	48

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	66
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: radiation oncology and has a state license in New York.

Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: radiation oncology

Licensed In: New York

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Emblem/GHI, Emblem/Hip, MVP Health Care, WellCare, Multiplan, AETNA, UnitedHealthcare, Affinity Health Plan, Magnacare (National), Medicare, CIGNA, Local 1199, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, VNSNY CHOICE, World Trade Center Health Plan, ElderServe, Amida Care, GHI PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, Blue Shield PPO, CIGNA HMO, Aetna Signature Administrators, CIGNA EPO, Blue Shield HMO, Blue Shield EPO, Medicaid Managed Care, HealthSpring, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Railroad Medicare, Aetna POS, Vytra, United Healthcare, HIP EPO, Great-West Healthcare, Medicaid, Oxford HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield HMO, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP HMO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, Aetna EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Medicare - Traditional Medicare, VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare Managed Care, World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan, Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus, Healthfirst - Leaf (Exchange), AETNA - Medicare Managed Care, VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs, MVP Health Care - Essential Plan, AETNA - NY Signature, Empire Blue Cross - EPO, MVP Health Care - HMO, Healthfirst - Medicare Managed Care, AETNA - Student Health, Amida Care - Special Needs, MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus, VNSNY CHOICE - SelectHealth and ElderServe - Special Needs.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

Emblem/GHI

Emblem/Hip

MVP Health Care

WellCare

Multiplan

AETNA

UnitedHealthcare

Affinity Health Plan

Magnacare (National)

Medicare

CIGNA

Local 1199

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus

VNSNY CHOICE

World Trade Center Health Plan

ElderServe

Amida Care

GHI PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

Blue Shield PPO

CIGNA HMO

Aetna Signature Administrators

CIGNA EPO

Blue Shield HMO

Blue Shield EPO

Medicaid Managed Care

HealthSpring

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Railroad Medicare

Aetna POS

Vytra

United Healthcare

HIP EPO

Great-West Healthcare

Medicaid

Oxford HMO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield HMO

HIP PPO

HIP POS

HIP HMO

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

Aetna EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Medicare - Traditional Medicare

VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan - World Trade Center Health Plan

Healthfirst - Child/Family Health Plus

Healthfirst - Leaf (Exchange)

AETNA - Medicare Managed Care

VNSNY CHOICE - Special Needs

MVP Health Care - Essential Plan

AETNA - NY Signature

Empire Blue Cross - EPO

MVP Health Care - HMO

Healthfirst - Medicare Managed Care

AETNA - Student Health

Amida Care - Special Needs

MVP Health Care - Child/Family Health Plus

VNSNY CHOICE - SelectHealth

ElderServe - Special Needs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,832 Venclexta $1,832
SANOFI US SERVICES INC.	$172 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $172
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$21 MIEBO $21
RefleXion Medical, Inc.	$16 REFLEXION MEDICAL RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,662
Food and Beverage	$335
Travel and Lodging	$45

Biography

Simon K. Cheng M.D., Ph.D. is the Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is recognized nationally in thoracic oncology and brain tumors and his research group is dedicated to developing innovative strategies to make treatment more effective and improve patient care. Dr. Cheng’s clinical expertise in radiation therapy has been recognized by his peers, acknowledged as Super Doctors New York Rising Stars (2015-2017) and Castle Connolly New York Metro Area and Regional Top Doctor (2017-2019). He was inducted into the Academy of Clinical Excellence at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2019. He is a national and international invited speaker on lung cancer and stereotactic radiation therapy, including the prestigious opening plenary lecture at the 2007 national American Society of Radiation Therapy (ASTRO) meeting. Dr. Cheng’s research endeavors focus on enhancing the effectiveness of radiation therapy and immunotherapy using innovative translational and big data platforms. He has been awarded the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award and the 2010 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research Seed Grant. Dr. Cheng was a Louis V. Gerstner Jr., Scholar from 2012-2015. His research work in lung cancer been recognized with 2013 LUNGevity Foundation Targeted Therapeutics Award and the 2019 American Lung Association Lung Cancer Discovery Award, Dr. Cheng received his B.S. from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and completed his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University in 2005. He then completed in 2010 his residency program from New York University, where he was the recipient of the Holman Research Pathway and Chief Resident. Dr. Cheng joined the faculty of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2010. As the Residency Program Director at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Cheng is dedicated to medical education and mentoring scientists, medical and nursing students, and residents. He was awarded ARRO Educator of the Year Award in 2016 and was inducted into the Apgar Academy of Medical Educators in 2016.