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Dr. Joseph Ho, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,184
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 203
- Part D claims, 2024
- 177
- Publications
- 25
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 262-6666
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc
San Diego, California
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Dr. Joseph Ho is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in San Diego, California
Dr. Ho practices at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California.
Dr. Ho's NPI, 1962766451, was assigned on June 28, 2012. Dr. Ho graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Ho holds California license A137389.
- NPI
- 1962766451NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3173839230
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 262-6666
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph Ho practices at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California
Dr. Ho's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc, at 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 262-6666.
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 262-6666
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joseph Ho is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ho's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California. Dr. Ho is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ho to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Ho's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ho practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph Ho is one of 183 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians in California
Retina specialist is Dr. Ho's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Ho is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ho's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Massachusetts and New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Retina specialist (ophthalmology), CaliforniaPrimary
- Massachusetts license
- New Mexico license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, inflammation of iris, laser destruction of retinal or choroid lesions, retinal detachment, retinal occlusion, surgical retina and vitreous procedures and vision problems among the conditions Dr. Ho treats.
Retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians near Dr. Ho
Counts of retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph Ho billed Medicare for 2,184 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,184 Medicare services from Dr. Ho across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 203 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $344,041 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ho's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,5262024: 1,32313%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 5332024: 47012%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3552024: 29517%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 02024: 96
Dr. Ho compared with the California median for retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians, 2024
- Dr. Ho
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,184vs 8,79675% below
- Medicare patients
- 203vs 71171% below
- Part D claims
- 116vs 32064% below
Medians across 180 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physicians 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. Joseph Ho treated 203 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 203 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ho in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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 73, with 55% women.
Dr. Ho's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ho's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11959%
- Men8441%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ho's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure69%
- High cholesterol68%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes34%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Depression22%
- Mood disorders22%
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 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph Ho wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ho wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 116 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,209 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Ho's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic105 claims59%
- Brand-name72 claims41%
Dr. Ho'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 912024: 11627%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
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. Joseph Ho scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Ho for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ho accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ho's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 81of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 82of 100Cost
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. Joseph Ho has 25 publications on record
Dmand AI links 25 papers to Dr. Ho, published from 2007 to 2015. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Tomography, Optical Coherence, Imaging, Three-Dimensional and Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Dr. Ho has published most often in Ophthalmology. Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors are Joseph T. Ho, MD, Laurel Vuong, MD and Mehreen Idrees Adhi, MD.
Dr. Ho's papers by year, 2007 to 2015
Topics Dr. Ho writes about most
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium
- Artifacts
- Diagnostic Errors
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fourier Analysis
- Optic Chiasm
Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Ho
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph Ho received $5,142 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 51 general payments to Dr. Ho from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Alcon Research Ltd paid the most, $1,419.
General payments to Dr. Ho by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ho by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,87056%
- Travel and lodging$1,16323%
- Consulting fees$1,10021%
- Education$80%
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. Joseph Ho has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ho, most recently ASCI Member in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ho
- 2011
- ASCI Member
- 2001
- UC Berkeley Regents’ Scholarship
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joseph Ho graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine
Dr. Ho graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joseph Ho accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Ho is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ho accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO7
- HMO5
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph 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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Joseph Ho's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph Ho's NPI number is 1962766451. It was assigned on June 28, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Ho?
Dr. Joseph Ho is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician (taxonomy code 207WX0107X).
Where does Dr. Joseph Ho practice?
Dr. Ho practices at 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Dr. Ho's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ho to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joseph Ho's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ho is (858) 262-6666.
What is Dr. Joseph Ho's medical license number?
Dr. Ho holds California license A137389, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Joseph Ho been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ho in California (2015 to 2026), Massachusetts (2012 to 2015) and New Mexico (2015).
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Ho affiliated with?
Dr. Ho is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph Ho part of?
Dr. Ho is linked to UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Ho to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joseph Ho accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ho billed Medicare for 2,184 services in 2024, and Dr. Ho accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joseph Ho's MIPS score?
Dr. Ho's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Ho see?
CMS counts 203 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ho in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Joseph Ho board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ho is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Joseph Ho bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ho's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), injected or infused drug (J0178) and eye exam or test (92014).
Where did Dr. Joseph Ho go to medical school?
Dr. Ho graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph Ho prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ho's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Erythromycin and Latanoprost.
Has Dr. Joseph Ho received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,142 in general payments to Dr. Ho from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Research Ltd.
How long has Dr. Joseph Ho been practicing?
Dr. Ho graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph Ho do research?
Dmand AI links 25 publications to Dr. Ho, published from 2007 to 2015.
Who does Dr. Joseph Ho publish with?
Dr. Ho's most frequent co-authors are Joseph T. Ho, MD (3 shared papers), Laurel Vuong, MD (2 shared papers) and Mehreen Idrees Adhi, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Joseph Ho accept?
Dr. Ho is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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