Andrew S. Cho, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Andrew S. Cho, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1225072481, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (California A61194, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew S. Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A61194 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4220 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
- Phone
- (213) 380-8800
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (213) 381-7474
- Medicaid ID
- 00A611940 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120222000860); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew S. Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
21,125 Medicare Part D claims for 2,598 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost3,678 claims
- Restasis3,485 claims
- Timolol Maleate2,452 claims
- Cyclosporine1,745 claims
- Moxifloxacin1,168 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol1,093 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,567.87
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Serrano Eye Center Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew S. Cho among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Andrew S. Cho, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Andrew S. Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Andrew S. Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225072481, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew S. Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4220 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90020. Phone: (213) 380-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew S. Cho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A61194, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew S. Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew S. Cho, M.D. had 21,125 Medicare Part D claims for 2,598 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew S. Cho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.