MRS. CECILIA CHENG RPH
NPI 1457422719
Pharmacist - Geriatric in New Hyde Park, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 10, 2006

Contact Information

27111 76TH AVE
NEW HYDE PARK, NY
ZIP 11040
Phone: (718) 289-2270
Fax: (718) 289-2274

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Pharmacist
Geriatric

About CECILIA CHENG

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Cecilia Cheng, a provider established in New Hyde Park, New York with a medical specialization in Pharmacist, focusing in geriatric . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1457422719 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1835G0303X with license number 035462 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1457422719
Provider Name: MRS. CECILIA CHENG RPH
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 27111 76TH AVE NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
Location Phone: (718) 289-2270
Location Fax: (718) 289-2274
Mailing Address: 16310 71ST AVE #2 FLUSHING, NY 11365
Mailing Phone: (718) 380-7469
Mailing Fax: (718) 289-2274
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-10-2006
Last Update Date: 09-11-2025
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A pharmacist like Cecilia Cheng fills prescription medications, verifying instructions from physicians and offers expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. Pharmacists instruct patients on how to take a prescribed medicine and educate patients about potential side effects. Pharmacists might also conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Pharmacist Geriatric
Taxonomy Code: 1835G0303X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: 035462
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: A pharmacist who is certified in geriatric pharmacy practice is designated as a Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP). To become certified, candidates are expected to be knowledgeable about principles of geriatric pharmacotherapy and the provision of pharmaceutical care to the elderly.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	183500000X	Pharmacy Service Providers	Pharmacist	035462 (NY)

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1457422719, we treat the final digit (9) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 2 → 4 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 8 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 24 = 61

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1457422719.