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Dr. Edward Cho, MD
NPI1508247057PAC ID3678887171
- Medicare services, 2024
- 195
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 183
- Part D claims, 2024
- 93
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Edward Cho is a general surgeon in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Cho practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Cho's NPI, 1508247057, was assigned on June 10, 2015. Dr. Cho graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Cho holds California license A179831.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1508247057NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678887171
- NPI enumeration date
- June 10, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Edward Cho practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Cho's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center, at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 739-3100.
- Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 739-3100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Edward Cho is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cho's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Cho is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Hillcrest Medical CenterPacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group1 hospitalName with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. ChoSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edward Cho's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cho practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Edward Cho is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Cho's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cho is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cho's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Iowa and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Iowa license
- Ohio license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal obstruction, groin hernia surgery and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Cho treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Cho
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
2,926general surgeons in California14general surgeons in Santa Maria4general surgeons at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Edward Cho billed Medicare for 195 services in 2024
CMS data shows 195 Medicare services from Dr. Cho across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 183 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,487 for them.
Medicare services, 2024195
Medicare patients183
Paid by Medicare$24,487
Procedure codes7
Dr. Cho's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits182
- Surgery13
Where Dr. Cho's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office14574%
- In a facility5026%
Dr. Cho compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cho
- California median
- Medicare services
- 195vs 16617% above
- Medicare patients
- 183vs 12151% above
- Part D claims
- 56vs 3465% above
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons 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. Edward Cho treated 183 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 82 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, 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. Cho's median patient age at 59, with 49% women.
Medicare patients, 2024183
Average age73
Average risk score1.65
Also on Medicaid40%
Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8848%
- Men9552%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cho's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes35%
- Chronic kidney disease33%
- Mood disorders31%
- Anxiety27%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cho's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Edward Cho wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cho wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $110 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202493
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$110
Part D patients45
Dr. Cho's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic88 claims95%
- Brand-name and other5 claims5%
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
- Opioids34%32 of 93 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: 112024: 56409%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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. Edward Cho scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Cho for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Cho, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cho's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 86.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cho ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 83rd percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Edward Cho has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cho, published from 2012 to 2016. 2012 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors are Edward Cho, MD, Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD and Kelly J. Bethel, MD.
Papers3
Years published2012 to 2016
Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors
- Edward Cho, MD3 shared papers
- Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD1 shared paper
- Kelly J. Bethel, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Cho
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AntibodiesCell Line, TumorCell Nucleus
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Edward Cho received $13,053 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Cho from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $12,366.
General payments to Dr. Cho by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cho by kind, 2016 to 2025
$13.1Kin total
- Travel and lodging$5,58843%
- Education$5,50042%
- Food and beverage$1,95615%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Cho 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. Edward Cho graduated from Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Cho graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2014.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Edward Cho accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Cho is in network with 15 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
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cho accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO7
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Edward Cho'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)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 |
| 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. Edward Cho's NPI number?
Dr. Edward Cho's NPI number is 1508247057. It was assigned on June 10, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Edward Cho?
Dr. Edward Cho is a general surgeon in Santa Maria, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Edward Cho practice?
Dr. Cho practices at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Dr. Cho's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Edward Cho's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cho is (805) 739-3100.
What is Dr. Edward Cho's medical license number?
Dr. Cho holds California license A179831, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Edward Cho been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cho in California (2022 to 2026), Iowa (2015 to 2022) and Ohio (2010 to 2015).
Which hospitals is Dr. Edward Cho affiliated with?
Dr. Cho practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Cho is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cho to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Edward Cho part of?
Dr. Cho is linked to Pacific Central Coast Health Centers Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Cho to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Edward Cho accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cho billed Medicare for 195 services in 2024, and Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Edward Cho's MIPS score?
Dr. Cho's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edward Cho see?
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Edward Cho board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cho is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. Edward Cho bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cho's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Edward Cho go to medical school?
Dr. Cho graduated from Carver College of Medicine in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Edward Cho prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cho's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Edward Cho received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,053 in general payments to Dr. Cho from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Edward Cho been practicing?
Dr. Cho graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Edward Cho do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Cho, published from 2012 to 2016.
Who does Dr. Edward Cho publish with?
Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors are Edward Cho, MD (3 shared papers), Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD (1 shared paper) and Kelly J. Bethel, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Edward Cho accept?
Dr. Cho is in network with 15 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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