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Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho, MD
NPI1912969353PAC ID4688608656
- Medicare services, 2024
- 477
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 221
- Part D claims, 2017
- 13
- Publications
- 3
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 738-4282
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Mesa Surgicenter
Fullerton, California
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Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho is a neurosurgeon in Fullerton, California
Dr. Ho practices at Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California.
Dr. Ho's NPI, 1912969353, was assigned on April 3, 2006. Dr. Ho graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Ho holds California license G87832.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1912969353NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688608656
- NPI enumeration date
- April 3, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 738-4282
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho practices at Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California
Dr. Ho's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter, at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 738-4282.
- Mesa Surgicenter100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 738-4282
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ho's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California. Dr. Ho is also affiliated with Providence St. Jude Medical Center. The medical group on file is St. Jude Heritage Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ho to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Mesa SurgicenterPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ho practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mesa Surgicenter | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California
Neurological surgery is Dr. Ho's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ho is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ho's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Minnesota license
- Michigan license
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Ho treats.
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Ho
Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
846neurosurgeons in California
4neurosurgeons in Fullerton
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho billed Medicare for 477 services in 2024
CMS data shows 477 Medicare services from Dr. Ho across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,330 for them.
Medicare services, 2024477
Medicare patients221
Paid by Medicare$56,330
Procedure codes11
Dr. Ho's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3012024: 37424%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1742024: 10341%
Where Dr. Ho's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office15031%
- In a facility32769%
Dr. Ho compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ho
- California median
- Medicare services
- 477vs 2162.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 221vs 15444% above
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2650% below
Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ho's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho treated 221 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ho in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 82 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ho's median patient age at 69, with 54% women.
Medicare patients, 2024221
Average age75
Average risk score1.88
Also on Medicaid31%
Dr. Ho's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ho's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11853%
- Men10347%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ho's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis68%
- Diabetes45%
- Stroke or TIA45%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
- Mood disorders33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ho's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims in 2017
In 2017, Dr. Ho wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $100 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 201713
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$100
Dr. Ho's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho ranks in the 75th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare
Dr. Ho accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ho as offering telehealth. CMS counts 106 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Ho, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Ho ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 75th percentile106 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 63rd percentile32 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Ho in 2012. The most frequent topics are Brain Neoplasms. Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors are William Gunter Loudon, MD, Mustafa Husen Kabeer, MD and Gary Edward Kraus, MD.
Papers3
Topics Dr. Ho writes about most
- Brain Neoplasms
Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors
- William Gunter Loudon, MD2 shared papers
- Mustafa Husen Kabeer, MD1 shared paper
- Gary Edward Kraus, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ho
Carcinogenesis
Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaMeta-Analysis as Topic
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Ho to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Fatigue and Signs and Symptoms.
Conditions in Dr. Ho's trials
- Fatigue
- Signs and Symptoms
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Ho
- Sheetal Sumat Acharya, MD1 shared trial
- Kathryn A. Arrambide, MD1 shared trial
- Andrew Jacob Brenner, MD, PhD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ho
Armodafinil in Reducing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With High Grade Glioma (opens in a new tab)
CompletedPhase 3
FatigueSigns and SymptomsArmodafinil 150 mgArmodafinil 250 mg
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho received $17,051 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 238 general payments to Dr. Ho from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $3,699.
General payments to Dr. Ho by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ho by kind, 2016 to 2025
$17.1Kin total
- Travel and lodging$8,43749%
- Food and beverage$7,99047%
- Consulting fees$5003%
- Entertainment$1241%
Companies that paid Dr. Ho the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
Dr. Ho graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in neurological surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Ho is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ho accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's NPI number?
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's NPI number is 1912969353. It was assigned on April 3, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho?
Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho is a neurosurgeon in Fullerton, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho practice?
Dr. Ho practices at 100 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835. Dr. Ho's primary practice is Mesa Surgicenter in Fullerton, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ho to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ho is (714) 738-4282.
What is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho's medical license number?
Dr. Ho holds California license G87832, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ho in California (2006 to 2026), Minnesota (2001 to 2013), Michigan (1998 to 2002) and Illinois (1995 to 1999).
Which hospitals is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho affiliated with?
Dr. Ho is affiliated with Providence St. Jude Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ho to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho part of?
Dr. Ho is linked to St. Jude Heritage Medical Group.
Does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ho billed Medicare for 477 services in 2024, and Dr. Ho accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ho as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho see?
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ho in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ho is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
What services does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ho's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho go to medical school?
Dr. Ho graduated from Saint Louis University School Of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho prescribe most?
In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ho's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17,051 in general payments to Dr. Ho from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Penumbra, Inc.
How long has Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho been practicing?
Dr. Ho graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Ho. Dr. Ho has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho publish with?
Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors are William Gunter Loudon, MD (2 shared papers), Mustafa Husen Kabeer, MD (1 shared paper) and Gary Edward Kraus, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Hector Wanhow Ho accept?
Dr. Ho is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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