Dr. Paul Henry Cho, MD

  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1598705477PAC ID4688637739
Medicare services, 2024
135
Medicare patients, 2024
79
Part D claims, 2024
435
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
909 9th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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Primary practice

Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Fort Worth, Texas

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho is a neurosurgeon in Fort Worth, Texas

Dr. Cho practices at Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Cho's NPI, 1598705477, was assigned on June 7, 2006. Dr. Cho graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1991. Dr. Cho holds Texas license L1292.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688637739
NPI enumeration date
June 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Paul Henry Cho practices at Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD in Fort Worth, Texas

Dr. Cho's primary practice is Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD, at 909 9th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104.

  • Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD
    909 9th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Cho's primary practice is Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Cho is also affiliated with Medical City Fort Worth Hospital. The medical group on file is Neurosurgical Associates of North Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cho practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas

Neurological surgery is Dr. Cho's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Cho is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cho's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, New York and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense L1292 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • New York license1993 to 2016
  • Michigan license1998 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Cho treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Cho

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

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho billed Medicare for 135 services in 2024

CMS data shows 135 Medicare services from Dr. Cho across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 79 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,896 for them.

Medicare services, 2024135
Medicare patients79
Paid by Medicare$6,896
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1652024: 13518%

Where Dr. Cho's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11585%
  • In a facility2015%

Dr. Cho compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Cho
  • Texas median
Medicare services
135vs 21236% below
Medicare patients
79vs 13843% below
Part D claims
361vs 586.2 times

Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas 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. Paul Henry Cho treated 79 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cho's median patient age at 61, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 202479
Average age71
Average risk score1.49

Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cho's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4152%
  • Men3848%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders46%
  5. Depression44%
  6. Diabetes35%
  7. Ischemic heart disease33%
  8. Anxiety30%

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 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Paul Henry Cho wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cho wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims for 97 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 361 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,186 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 398 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024435
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$4,186
Part D patients97

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

  • Generic430 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims1%

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

  • Opioids26%115 of 435 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: 3982024: 3619%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 9 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. Paul Henry Cho ranks in the 56th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare

Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 52 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Cho, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Cho ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
56th percentile52 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
51st percentile22 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cho. Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors are Howard Joshua Federoff, MD and William J. Sonstein, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cho

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho received $28,679 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Cho from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. NanoHive Medical LLC paid the most, $15,391.

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

General payments to Dr. Cho by kind, 2016 to 2025

$28.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$21,09174%
  • Travel and lodging$5,49819%
  • Food and beverage$2,0917%

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. Paul Henry Cho has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cho, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cho

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • AANS Fellow

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School

Dr. Cho graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1991. Dr. Cho is a member of AANS and CNS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Michigan Medical School
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

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Dr. Paul Henry Cho accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Cho is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Cho accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. PPO12
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Paul Henry 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Paul Henry Cho's NPI number?

Dr. Paul Henry Cho's NPI number is 1598705477. It was assigned on June 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul Henry Cho?

Dr. Paul Henry Cho is a neurosurgeon in Fort Worth, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Paul Henry Cho practice?

Dr. Cho practices at 909 9th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Dr. Cho's primary practice is Medical City Surgery Center Fort Worth - HOPD in Fort Worth, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cho to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Paul Henry Cho's medical license number?

Dr. Cho holds Texas license L1292, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Paul Henry Cho been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cho in Texas (2001 to 2026), New York (1993 to 2016) and Michigan (1998 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. Paul Henry Cho affiliated with?

Dr. Cho is affiliated with Medical City Fort Worth Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cho to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Paul Henry Cho part of?

Dr. Cho is linked to Neurosurgical Associates of North Texas.

Does Dr. Paul Henry Cho accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cho billed Medicare for 135 services in 2024, and Dr. Cho accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul Henry Cho see?

CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cho in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Paul Henry Cho board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cho is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Paul Henry Cho bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cho's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, new patient (99203) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Paul Henry Cho go to medical school?

Dr. Cho graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Paul Henry Cho prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cho's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cyclobenzaprine HCl, Methylprednisolone and Gabapentin.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $28,679 in general payments to Dr. Cho from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from NanoHive Medical LLC.

How long has Dr. Paul Henry Cho been practicing?

Dr. Cho graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

Does Dr. Paul Henry Cho do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cho.

Who does Dr. Paul Henry Cho publish with?

Dr. Cho's most frequent co-authors are Howard Joshua Federoff, MD (1 shared paper) and William J. Sonstein, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Paul Henry Cho accept?

Dr. Cho is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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