Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Andrew Cho, PA-C

Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA

Andrew Cho, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1700280443, issued on Oct 9, 2014. Check the license (California PA53195, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1700280443
Name
Andrew Cho
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA53195 CA
001005307 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7565 Mission Valley RD Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone
(858) 554-7439
Enumerated
Oct 9, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7565 Mission Valley RD Ste 200

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

  1. Tri Lac, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194796664
  2. Alexandre Paquet, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245308527

Verify Andrew 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,296 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Cho1,296
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam84 claims
  2. Zolpidem Tartrate64 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
  5. Doxycycline Monohydrate44 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium37 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $304.81

7 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Cho$304.81
  2. Specialty average$853.85

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

711 physician assistant records list a San Diego practice address

They are 711 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a San Diego practice address, and 13,861 physician assistant records in California.

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  1. Marcia -Galbraith, PAStockton, CA1407143274
  2. Danny Abad, PAOrange, CA1477158673
  3. Lea Dominique Abadies, PATustin, CA1124754254
  4. Rea Elizabeth Abaniel, P.A.-CSeal Beach, CA1396173621
  5. Ramina Abbasi, PA-CSignal Hill, CA1093448300
  6. Ariel Abbott, PA-CStockton, CA1780334342
  7. Barrie Abbott, PA-CAnza, CA1861602575
  8. Elizabeth Abbott, PA-CSan Diego, CA1437540762
  9. Angela Abboud, MMS, PA-CSanta Rosa, CA1114399334
  10. Fatimeh Abdallah, P.A.-CNewport Beach, CA1487002218

Common questions

What is Andrew Cho, PA-C's NPI number?

Andrew Cho, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700280443, issued on Oct 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Cho, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7565 Mission Valley RD Ste 200, San Diego, CA, 92108. Phone: (858) 554-7439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Cho, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA53195, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Andrew Cho, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Cho, PA-C had 1,296 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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 Aug 27, 2026.