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Peter H. Cheng, M.D.
PAMFD-676About These Ratings

Peter H. Cheng, M.D.

Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real Jamplis Building, Level A Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • View Map of 795 El Camino Real,Palo Alto,CA 94301
(650) 853-5650
  • Offers My Health Online
    This provider offers Sutter Health's electronic health record with the following online services:
    - Email your doctor's office
    - Prescription refills
    - View test results
    - Proxy access for caregivers
    - Track immunizations
    - Secure mobile access
    - Schedule an appointment*
    - Pay bills online*

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Specialties:

Geriatric Medicine

Accepting new patients

Only accepting PAMF patients in geriatric consultation, by referral only

Accepted Health Plans

Below is a list of plans accepted by this doctor.

While we strive to keep this list up to date, it's always a good idea to check with your health plan to determine the specific details of your coverage, and to contact the doctor's office to verify acceptance of your particular plan.

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Accepted Health Plans

Peter H. Cheng, M.D.

Below is a list of plans accepted by this doctor.

While we strive to keep this list up to date, it's always a good idea to check with your health plan to determine the specific details of your coverage, and to contact the doctor's office to verify acceptance of your particular plan.

Aetna

  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices (Indemnity Plan)
  • Aetna Choice POS
  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • Aetna Fixed Indemnity (Voluntary) Plan
  • Aetna Fixed Indemnity (Voluntary) Plans
  • Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
  • Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
  • Aetna Select EPO
  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Aetna Student Health Program
  • Aetna Value Network (AVN) - only at San Mateo/Burlingame area locations
  • Behavioral Health Network
  • Choose and Save (also known as Aetna Performance Network)
  • ELECT Choice EPO
  • HMO
  • HMO Deductible Plans
  • Health Fund HMO
  • Health Fund PPO
  • Jackson Labs - Tier Two Provider
  • Managed Choice POS
  • Medicare Supplement
  • Meritain Health EPO
  • Meritain Health PPO
  • NationCare
  • National Advantage Plan (NAP)
  • OA EPO
  • OA EPO Network
  • OA Managed POS
  • OA POS II
  • Open Choice PPO
  • Premier Care Network Plus
  • Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
  • Select Open Access
  • Traditional Choice
  • US Access

Anthem Blue Cross of California - 2019 contract negotiations are ongoing

  • Advantage HMO
  • Advantage PPO (Tier 1)
  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO Saver Small Group Plan - only at Mountain View/Sunnyvale, San Jose/Los Gatos area locations
  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO, also sometimes known as California Care or Rural Cal Care (includes CalPERS Traditional HMO)
  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO/POS (California Care Plus)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Individual HMO (also sometimes known as California Care) - only at Mountain View/Sunnyvale, San Jose/Los Gatos area locations
  • Anthem Blue Cross Small Group HMO (also sometimes known as California Care)
  • Anthem Bronze EPO (Prudent Buyer Plan)
  • Anthem Gold EPO (Prudent Buyer Plan)
  • Anthem Platinum EPO (Prudent Buyer Plan)
  • Anthem Silver EPO (Prudent Buyer Plan)
  • Behavioral Health Program
  • Blue Cross PPO (Prudent Buyer Plan, includes PERS Care and PERS Choice)
  • Blue Cross Senior AdvantageCare Plan
  • Blue Cross Senior Classic Plans; Classic A through L
  • Blue Cross Senior Smart Choice, Preferred and Plus Plans
  • BlueCard
  • CalPERS EPO - Del Norte County
  • CareAdvocate PPO
  • Direct Access
  • Enloe Medical Center
  • Federal Employee Program (FEP) - PPO
  • Geo Blue
  • HP Enterprise Medicare Advantage Plan HMO
  • Indemnity
  • Managed Care Services
  • My Choice PPO
  • Smart Sense
  • University of California Faculty Health Insurance Plan - Tier One Provider

Blue Shield of California

  • ASO Tiered Hospital Network Plan for Washington Hospital
  • Administrative Services Only (ASO) - Self-Funded PPO
  • Blue Shield $0 Cost Share PPO
  • Blue Shield Access+ HMO Plan
  • Blue Shield Access+ HMO/EPO CalPERS Limited Network
  • Blue Shield Added Advantage POS (Point-Of-Service) Plan
  • Blue Shield Bronze PPO
  • Blue Shield Gold PPO
  • Blue Shield Life and Health Insurance Company
  • Blue Shield Medigap Medicare Supplement Plans
  • Blue Shield Minimum Coverage PPO
  • Blue Shield PPO Small Group
  • Blue Shield Platinum PPO
  • Blue Shield Silver PPO
  • Blue Shield Spectrum PPO Plan
  • Blue Shield Spectrum PPO Savings Plan
  • BlueCard Plan
  • Federal Employee Program - PPO
  • Full Network PPO Plans
  • Indemnity
  • Shared Advantage - PPO/EPO and Shared Advantage Plus - PPO/EPO
  • Shared Advantage PPO - Adventist Health - Tier Two Provider
  • Shared Advantage PPO - Limited Tiered Network Plan for Valley Childrens Hospital
  • Shared Advantage PPO - Tiered Network Plan for John Muir - Tier Two Provider
  • Shared Advantage PPO - Tiered Network Plan for Marin General Hospital - Tier Two Provider
  • Vital Shield 900 & Vital Shield 2900 Plans

CIGNA

  • Allegiance Benefit Plan Management
  • CIGNA Global Health Advantage (PPO)
  • CIGNA International Plan
  • Cigna Care Network
  • Commercial HMO/POS
  • EPO Plan
  • Indemnity Plan
  • Network HMO/POS
  • Open Access Plus (PPO)
  • Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

First Health

  • PPO - confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan

Health Net

  • ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group
  • ELECT POS, Large and Small Group
  • HMO - Flex Funded
  • Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees)
  • Health Net Healthy Heart HMO
  • Health Net Individual and Family Plan (IFP) PPO Bronze
  • Health Net Individual and Family Plan (IFP) PPO Gold
  • Health Net Individual and Family Plan (IFP) PPO Minimum Coverage
  • Health Net Individual and Family Plan (IFP) PPO Platinum
  • Health Net Individual and Family Plan (IFP) PPO Silver
  • Health Net PPO
  • Health Net Seniority Plus Green
  • Health Net Seniority Plus Ruby
  • Managed Health Network (MHN)
  • Medicare Advantage all Employer --Sponsored plans
  • Medicare COB Commercial HMO
  • Medicare COB Commercial POS
  • PPO for Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)/Covered California
  • SELECT three-tier POS and SELECT two-tier POS, Large and Small Group
  • Salud HMO Plus Large/Custom Group
  • VADEN EPO

HealthSmart

  • HealthSmart Preferred Provider Organization - confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan

Multiplan

  • PPO - confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan

Pacific Health Alliance

  • PPO - confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan

PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems, Inc.)

  • PPO - confirm provider participation with your Employee Benefits Department or health plan

Stanford Health Care Advantage

  • Gold
  • Platinum

Sutter Health Plus

  • Individual and Family Plan HMO
  • Large and Small Group HMO

SutterSelect

  • EPO
  • EPO Plus
  • PPO

TRICARE

  • Extended Care Option (ECHO)
  • Prime
  • Prime Remote
  • Reserve Select
  • Retired Reserve
  • Select (formerly TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra)
  • Young Adult

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO)
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizon (HMO) Employer Group
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 1 (HMO)
  • AARP Medicare Complete Secure Horizons Plan 2(HMO) - only at San Mateo/Burlingame area locations
  • Definity Health
  • Health Plan of Nevada (HMO)
  • Sierra Health and Life (PPO)
  • Signature Freedom (SDHP)
  • Signature Independence (Indemnity)
  • Signature Value (HMO)
  • Signature Value Alliance HMO (includes CalPERS & AON Exchange)
  • US Behavioral Health Plan, California
  • United Indemnity Plan
  • United Managed Indemnity Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice (non-tiered)
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus (non-tiered)
  • UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Nexus ACO OA
  • UnitedHealthcare Nexus ACO R - Tiered Benefit Program - participating at Tier 2
  • UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare Select and Select Plus (PPO)

Valley Health Plan

  • Commercial HMO

Professional Interests

Geriatric Medicine

  • Dementia, End of life care, Shared medical decision making, Successful aging

Affiliations

Medical Affiliations

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

-  Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

Sutter Medical Network

Practice Locations

View Map of 795 El Camino Real,Palo Alto,CA,94301
Address:
Palo Alto Center795 El Camino Real Jamplis Building, Level A Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • View Map of 795 El Camino Real,Palo Alto,CA,94301
(650) 853-5650

Credentials & Notables

Medical School:

Baylor College of Medicine

Residency:

Baylor College of Medicine

Internship:

Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Languages

Primary Language(s)

English

Practice Information

Note:
Dr. Cheng is the lead geriatrician in the PAMF Palo Alto Center. He sees patients as a medical sub-specialty consultant in the Palo Alto Center, as well as in selected nursing facility and retirement community settings.

Additional Information

Promoting quality of life in all phases of aging, interdisciplinary team building and mentoring

Community Activities

Member, American Geriatric Society; Board member, Avenidas seniors services organization

Personal Interests

Dr. Cheng is a lifelong violinist with extensive orchestral and chamber music performance experience. He previously served as a conductor for the Harvard University Toscanini Chamber Orchestra. He relishes time together with his wife and two daughters.

Philosophy of Care

It is an incredible honor to collaboratively care for aging patients with my PAMF colleagues. Our patients and their families inspire us daily---with their wisdom, humor, grace, and incredible courage.

The challenge and reward in caring for aging patients go beyond the sum of their medical diagnoses and pills. Our program aspires to help patients reconsider concepts of prevention and screening as they age. We also aim to work collaboratively with them to design AND FULFILL their goals of care.

We are interested in discovering and promoting new ways to care for older people. Our vision is to provide top notch care and promote successful aging to PAMF patients, from age 65 to perhaps 100 and beyond!

Physician Videos

Dr. Cheng, a PAMF gerontologist, discusses PAMF’s innovative geriatric medicine program that is pioneering the delivery of compassionate care with a focus on patients’ physical, emotional and social well-being.

Peter Cheng, M.D., PAMF Geriatric Medicine

Dr. Cheng, a PAMF gerontologist, discusses PAMF’s innovative geriatric medicine program that is pioneering the delivery of compassionate care with a focus on patients’ physical, emotional and social well-being.

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