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Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Yale School of Medicine (1980)

Professional interests include: leukemia, lymphoma, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and more.

24953 Paseo De Valencia Suite 25B
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

(949) 770-8168

Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD is an oncologist in Laguna Hills, CA specializing in adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD is affiliated with Saddleback Medical Center, MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center, Providence Medical Foundation, MemorialCare Medical Group, UNITED MEDICAL DOCTORS and Providence Affiliated Physicians, Mission.

Office Locations

Address:

24953 Paseo De Valencia Suite 25B
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Some issues Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD can help you with:

Anemia

Anemia is the most common blood disorder. It occurs when the body does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the tissues. Blood loss, insufficient red blood cell production, and red blood cell destruction are the three main causes of anemia. These issues may arise from such conditions as iron deficiency, heavy periods, ulcers, kidney disease, as well as some forms of cancer.

An individual with anemia will have the following symptoms: shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness, cold hands or feet, paleness, and irritability. Anemia is diagnosed when blood tests show low counts for hemoglobin, which is the protein responsible for carrying oxygen to different tissues throughout the body.

Treatments for anemia are dependent on the kind of anemia an individual has. For example, iron supplementation may correct iron deficiency anemia. For anemia caused by chronic kidney failure, chemotherapy treatments, and HIV/AIDS, a group of medications called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents may be prescribed.

In The News

“Her oncologist, Dr. Howard Cheng, stuck with water, but served in a wine glass.”—"Cancer patient is virtual toast of towns", The Orange County Register, June 2010

“The family would like to express its appreciation to Dr. Howard Cheng (oncologist) and his dedicated staff, as well as, Ginger and Heartland Hospice who helped Bill and his family through this most...”—"WILLIAM D. MARDIAN", The Orange County Register, April 2010

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	437
blood draw	2372
chemotherapy	437
doctor visit	2199
hormone therapy	50
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249
lab tests	2514
minimally invasive procedures	708

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	167
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	37

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	381
blood draw	1913
chemotherapy	381
doctor visit	2240
hormone therapy	59
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
lab tests	2484
minimally invasive procedures	735

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	172
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	35

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	352
blood draw	2026
chemotherapy	352
doctor visit	2179
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
lab tests	2561
minimally invasive procedures	733

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1034
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	86
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	310
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	36

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	359
blood draw	2078
chemotherapy	359
doctor visit	2114
hormone therapy	78
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
lab tests	2495
minimally invasive procedures	617

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	170
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	35

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	590
blood draw	2258
chemotherapy	590
doctor visit	2326
hormone therapy	95
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
lab tests	2861
minimally invasive procedures	931

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	155
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	445
blood draw	1929
chemotherapy	445
doctor visit	1953
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
lab tests	2418
minimally invasive procedures	641

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	128
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	33

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	276
blood draw	1772
chemotherapy	276
doctor visit	1685
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
lab tests	2041
minimally invasive procedures	431

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	113
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	31

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	363
blood draw	1755
chemotherapy	363
doctor visit	1820
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
lab tests	2132
minimally invasive procedures	498

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	119
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	30

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	519
blood draw	3272
chemotherapy	519
doctor visit	3435
hospital care	237
inpatient care	237
lab tests	3823
minimally invasive procedures	801
port flush	55

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD treated as an oncologist in Laguna Hills, CA were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	413
blood draw	2152
chemotherapy	413
doctor visit	2218
hormone therapy	70
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
lab tests	2592
minimally invasive procedures	677

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	36
Non-Hispanic White	442
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	194
85 and over	133
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	173

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	27
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saddleback Medical Center

MemorialCare

Orange Coast Medical Center

Providence Medical Foundation

MemorialCare Medical Group

UNITED MEDICAL DOCTORS

Providence Affiliated Physicians, Mission

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. Howard H. Cheng, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Aetna, Aetna HMO, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA Commercial HMO, United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, Medicare Advantage, Health Net HMO, United Healthcare, CIGNA HMO, Health Net Commercial HMO, Centivo ACO, BlueShield Commercial HMO, BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO and Insurance Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Howard H. Cheng, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Aetna

Aetna HMO

Blue Shield of California

CIGNA Commercial HMO

United Healthcare HMO

Anthem

Medicare Advantage

Health Net HMO

United Healthcare

CIGNA HMO

Health Net Commercial HMO

Centivo ACO

BlueShield Commercial HMO

BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,501 TASIGNA $885	KISQALI $191	AFINITOR $165	PROMACTA $142	TAFINLAR $46	Other $72
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$952 IMFINZI $546	FASLODEX $132	LYNPARZA $96	CALQUENCE $94	TAGRISSO $59	Other $25
Amgen Inc.	$575 Vectibix $136	Kyprolis $114	XGEVA $107	LUMAKRAS $23	$195
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$510 OPDIVO $263	EMPLICITI $106	SPRYCEL $63	ELIQUIS $25	OPDUALAG $15	Other $37
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$502 IMBRUVICA $296	DARZALEX $125	YONDELIS $40	Erleada $21	Balversa $19	Other $2
Other	$3,347 KEYTRUDA $214	IMBRUVICA $199	XTANDI $178	Kerendia $150	TECENTRIQ $140	Other $2,467

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,555
Education	$624
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$208

Biography

Dr. Howard Cheng is an adult hematology and adult oncology specialist. His areas of expertise include leukemia, lung cancer, and anemia. Dr. Cheng is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, and Blue California. He attended medical school at Yale School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition to English, Dr. Cheng speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. He is affiliated with MemorialCare and Providence Medical Foundation. Dr. Cheng's practice in Laguna Hills, CA is open to new patients as reported by Providence Medical Foundation.