What is Michael Cho's specialty?

Michael Cho (NPI 1750313508) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Mission Viejo, CA.

Where does Michael Cho practice?

Michael Cho practices in Mission Viejo, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750313508.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Cho?

Michael Cho (NPI 1750313508) received approximately $374K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 791 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750313508

Michael ChoMD

PRACTICEHEAD AND NECK ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY AN INCORPRATESee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologyMission Viejo, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,510

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,315

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$349K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 875 Otolaryngology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 923).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

808

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$18K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Ipratropium Bromide156 claims

Doxycycline Monohydrate130 claims

Ofloxacin75 claims

Methylprednisolone74 claims

Azelastine Hcl64 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$321

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$321

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$321

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Cho's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Coleman Audiologist · Mission Viejo, CA	123	172
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	95	242
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	42	115
Jackson Penry Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	32	60
Michael Truong Endocrinology · Mission Viejo, CA	25	60
Jeffrey Dym Diagnostic Radiology · Laguna Niguel, CA	24	66
Navid Jahed Diagnostic Radiology · Mission Viejo, CA	20	32
Steven Sorenson Diagnostic Radiology · Redlands, CA	18	36
HARRIS HISTOLOGY SERVICES	14	20
YU, YUE	12	14
Tze Ip Cardiology · Mission Viejo, CA	11	15

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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