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2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1154565612 M.D.
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Alan Ho, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Fountain Valley, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,032 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 450 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
86.2/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$875.26
39 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Alan Ho, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 86.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,967 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

86.2/100
MIPS score · +3 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2023
91%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Alan Ho, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

86 ≥ 49th percentile 49% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Alan Ho, M.D. sits

This provider among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peers

Across the 928 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Alan Ho, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 86% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 59% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Alan Ho, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 86 · MIPS quality, percentile: 59
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Alan Ho, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Alan Ho, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Alan Ho, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/28/2009

NPI 1154565612

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

Niche

4,032 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,967 139% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,657

MIPS final score

86.2/100 2.7 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Pain Medicine (Anesthesiolog…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Alan Ho, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
86.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%86.2%
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) - 86.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Alan Ho, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 18035 BROOKHURST ST, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708, with a listed phone of (714) 963-7240. NPI 1154565612 was issued on 04/28/2009.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,967 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 450 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $345K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 91% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 58.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 86.2/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 86.2, Cost 53.9), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,032 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,657 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

18035 BROOKHURST ST
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 963-7240

Provider Details

NPI 1154565612
Specialty Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/28/2009

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

86.2292
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.2077
Quality
53.932
Cost
91
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Alan Ho, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Medhat F Mikhael MD Inc
Long Beach, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Alan Ho, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$875

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Alan Ho, M.D.. To verify Alan Ho, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Alan Ho, M.D. - brand share 9.0%
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician average

9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 3,967 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

3,967
Total Claims
$345K
Total Drug Cost
450
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,142
Total Day Supply
112,372
Brand vs Generic
9% brand / 91% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$204K
Generic Drug Cost
$140K
Opioid Claims
2,336 (58.9% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.04
Gender Split
65% female / 35% male
Age Distribution
<65: 95, 65-74: 187, 75-84: 134, 85+: 34

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Alan Ho, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
942
Pregabalin
 342
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
297
Gabapentin
 282
Tramadol Hcl
 235
Oxycodone Hcl
 165
Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate
150
Diclofenac Sodium
 120
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl
85
Belbuca
Buprenorphine Hcl
84

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview

How Alan Ho, M.D. fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.

4,032
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,657
Avg Claims per Provider

Alan Ho, M.D.'s 3,967 claims are above the specialty average of 1,657.

Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ho.

Dr. Shahram Abbassi
MD
Arcata, CA
Dr. Chris Abrecht
M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Rishi Agarwal
M.D.
Pasadena, CA
Dr. Bashar Ahmed
M.D.
Santa Rosa, CA
Dr. Jane Ahn
M.D.
Stanford, CA

Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alan Ho, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D. specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Fountain Valley, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Alan Ho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Alan Ho, M.D. wrote 3,967 Medicare Part D claims totaling $345K in drug costs for 450 beneficiaries.
What is Alan Ho, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 86.2/100 (Quality: 86.2, Cost: 53.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Alan Ho, M.D. located? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D. is located at 18035 BROOKHURST ST, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 963-7240.
What is Alan Ho, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154565612, issued on 04/28/2009.
Does Alan Ho, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D.'s prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $204K in brand drug costs.
Does Alan Ho, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Alan Ho, M.D. had 2,336 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 58.9%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,032 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Alan Ho, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Alan Ho, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pregabalin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Alan Ho, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,967 Part D claims and 450 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Alan Ho, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Alan Ho, M.D.'s NPI is 1154565612 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.