NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan Cho

Dentist · Torrance, CA

Alan Cho is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1710400858, issued on Jul 20, 2017. Check the license (California 106229, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710400858
Name
Alan Cho
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License numbers
106229 CA
6937 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(702) 769-5700
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250703002465); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

Verify Alan Cho in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $2,648.83

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Cho$2,648.83
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alan Cho among 14,729 dentist records in California

Alan Cho is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · under 1% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2015 among the 113 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angelli Abjelina, D.D.S.Torrance, CA 905021912027467
  2. Kevin ArtisTorrance, CA 905021992559256
  3. Asha Bell, DDSTorrance, CA 905021427892926
  4. Parisa Hejazi, DMDTorrance, CA 905021649366899
  5. Thomas Lecheminant, DDSTorrance, CA 905021821784604
  6. Ramy WissaTorrance, CA 905021619464542
  7. Tammie Adams, DMDTorrance, CA 905031407890056
  8. Shun Lin Chiang, DDSTorrance, CA 905011295852275

Common questions

What is Alan Cho's NPI number?

Alan Cho's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710400858, issued on Jul 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan Cho located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (702) 769-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan Cho's license?

NPPES lists California license number 106229, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.