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Dr. Wen Cheng, MD

Accepting New Patients

(138 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1984)

Professional interests include: heart transplant, heart surgery, heart problems

127 S. San Vicente Boulevard Pavilion, Suite A3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 423-2726

Dr. Wen Cheng, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1984 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Wen Cheng, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai, Huntington Health and No information provided.

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127 S. San Vicente Boulevard Pavilion, Suite A3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	380
doctor visit	95
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
minimally invasive procedures	190
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	163

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	157
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	24
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	604
doctor visit	202
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	302
vascular procedures	304

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	17
Hispanic	34
Asian	26
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	210
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	25
Cancer	23

cardiac procedures	702
doctor visit	315
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	351
vascular procedures	353

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	866
Black	60
Hispanic	98
Asian	42
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	386
85 and over	470
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	896
doctor visit	407
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
minimally invasive procedures	448
vascular procedures	428

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	30
Hispanic	73
Asian	44
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	275
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	790
doctor visit	425
hospital care	181
inpatient care	181
minimally invasive procedures	395
vascular procedures	386

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	30
Hispanic	71
Asian	40
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	265
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	718
doctor visit	487
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
minimally invasive procedures	359
vascular procedures	342

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	31
Hispanic	74
Asian	52
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	252
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	52
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	808
doctor visit	537
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
minimally invasive procedures	404
vascular procedures	406

**Gender**
Male	471
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	655
Black	36
Hispanic	84
Asian	68
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	343
85 and over	290
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	52
Dementia	40
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	578
doctor visit	443
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	289
vascular procedures	291

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	53
Hispanic	72
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	172
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	49
Dementia	42
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	1604
doctor visit	1077
hospital care	236
inpatient care	236
minimally invasive procedures	802
vascular procedures	782

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wen Cheng, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	788
doctor visit	446
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	394
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	383

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wen Cheng, MD.

**Gender**
Female	254
Male	309

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	33
Non-Hispanic White	432
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	209
75 to 84	214
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	119

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Cancer	14
Dementia	23

Education & Training

Dr. Wen Cheng, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1984)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (1990)

Board Certification: Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Cedars-Sinai

Huntington Health

No information provided

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. Wen Cheng, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Humana, Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Cigna, Medi-Cal, Anthem, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, HealthSmart PPO, HealthSmart, Optima Health, First Health, Beech Street, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO, Gold Coast PPO, Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO, Blue Shield California HMO, Health Net MAH, Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH, CareMore HMO, Blue Shield California PPO, Medicare MCR, Blue Shield California MAH and CareMore MAH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

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

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Humana

Anthem Blue Cross PPO

Cigna

Medi-Cal

Anthem

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

HealthSmart PPO

HealthSmart

Optima Health

First Health

Beech Street

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO

Gold Coast PPO

Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO

Blue Shield California HMO

Health Net MAH

Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH

CareMore HMO

Blue Shield California PPO

Medicare MCR

Blue Shield California MAH

CareMore MAH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Wen Cheng, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.77 out of 5 stars based on 138 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Wen Cheng, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-19

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The care was exceptional!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Neovasc Medical Inc	$5,025 $5,025
Abbott Laboratories	$1,835 AMPLATZER Occluders $1,165	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $174	EPIC $149	Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve $131	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $126	Other $90
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,640 EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $440	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $374	MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $222	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $25	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $12	Other $567
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,566 Structural Heart $1,543	GENERAL THERAPIES $23
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$658 Structural Heart $534	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $93	Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $30
Other	$1,729 LifeVest $269	Tissue Heart Valves $237	Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval $228	CoreValve Evolut $179	Direct Flow Medical Transcatheter Aortic Valve System $150	Other $666

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$7,737
Food and Beverage	$4,570
Education	$145

Research Payments

Dr. Wen Cheng, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $172,430.

Biography

Dr. Wen Cheng's area of specialization is thoracic surgery. He is conversant in Mandarin. Dr. Cheng's areas of clinical interest consist of heart problems and heart transplant. He is affiliated with Huntington Health. Dr. Cheng studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He is rated highly by his patients. Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Cheng honors. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Cheng include: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and Heart Saver Gala Award Cardiac Kids Have H.E.A.R.T Western Thoracic Surgical Association. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Cheng is currently accepting new patients at his office in Los Angeles, CA.