Dr. Michael Cho, MD

  • Mission Viejo, CA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1750313508PAC ID0749286060
Medicare services, 2024
3,315
Medicare patients, 2024
791
Part D claims, 2024
937
MIPS score, 2024
50
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
26726 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Practice phone
Call (949) 364-4361
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Primary practice

Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate

Mission Viejo, California

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Dr. Michael Cho is an otolaryngologist in Mission Viejo, California

Dr. Cho practices at Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate in Mission Viejo, California.

Dr. Cho's NPI, 1750313508, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Cho graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cho holds California license A80781.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0749286060
NPI enumeration date
July 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 364-4361
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Cho practices at Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate in Mission Viejo, California

Dr. Cho's primary practice is Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate, at 26726 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 364-4361.

  • Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate
    26726 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 364-4361

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael Cho is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cho's primary practice is Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Cho is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Head & Neck Associates of Orange County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Cho's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cho practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an IncorprateAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Cho is one of 1,107 otolaryngologists in California

Otolaryngology is Dr. Cho's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Cho is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A80781 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Cho

Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,107otolaryngologists in California
6otolaryngologists in Mission Viejo

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Cho billed Medicare for 3,315 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,315 Medicare services from Dr. Cho across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 791 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $348,953 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,315
Medicare patients791
Paid by Medicare$348,953
Procedure codes18

Dr. Cho's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3702024: 1,3025%
Surgery
2023: 9432024: 1,06813%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3882024: 387No change
Other services
2023: 4532024: 28338%
Imaging
2023: 2122024: 27530%

Dr. Cho compared with the California median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cho
  • California median
Medicare services
3,315vs 6665.0 times
Medicare patients
791vs 2962.7 times
Part D claims
808vs 1186.8 times

Medians across 1,045 otolaryngologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cho'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. Michael Cho treated 791 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 791 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 342 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cho's median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024791
Average age76
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women43655%
  • Men35545%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cho's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis54%
  4. Ischemic heart disease27%
  5. Diabetes23%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Atrial fibrillation20%
  8. Mood disorders20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cho's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Cho wrote 937 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cho wrote 937 Medicare Part D claims for 445 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 808 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $18,100 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,028 claims across 19 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024937
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$18,100
Part D patients445

Dr. Cho's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic914 claims98%
  • Brand-name23 claims2%

Dr. Cho's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cho's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%16 of 937 claims
  • Antibiotics27%250 of 937 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0282024: 80821%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 19 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Cho scored 50 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 50 out of 100 for Dr. Cho for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cho as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Cho's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 50of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Michael Cho received $3,075 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Cho from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $469.

General payments to Dr. Cho by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Cho the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Cho graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Dr. Cho graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Cho's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Cho's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Cho's NPI number is 1750313508. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Cho?

Dr. Michael Cho is an otolaryngologist in Mission Viejo, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Cho practice?

Dr. Cho practices at 26726 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Dr. Cho's primary practice is Head and Neck Associates of Orange County an Incorprate in Mission Viejo, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Michael Cho's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cho is (949) 364-4361.

What is Dr. Michael Cho's medical license number?

Dr. Cho holds California license A80781.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Cho affiliated with?

Dr. Cho is affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cho to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Cho part of?

Dr. Cho is linked to Head & Neck Associates of Orange County.

Does Dr. Michael Cho accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cho billed Medicare for 3,315 services in 2024, and Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Michael Cho offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cho as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Michael Cho's MIPS score?

Dr. Cho's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 50 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Cho see?

CMS counts 791 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Michael Cho bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cho's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: lungs and airway (31231) and ear, nose and throat service (92504).

Where did Dr. Michael Cho go to medical school?

Dr. Cho graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Cho prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cho's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Doxycycline Monohydrate and Ofloxacin.

Has Dr. Michael Cho received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,075 in general payments to Dr. Cho from 37 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Cho been practicing?

Dr. Cho graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

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