NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Ho

Hospitalist Physician · Torrance, CA

Brian Ho is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1376170969, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (California A186507, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1376170969
Name
Brian Ho
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A186507 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(424) 306-4000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231030000184); 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 Brian Ho in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

351 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Ho351
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims
  2. Furosemide19 claims
  3. Prednisone16 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupHarbor City, CA

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

Brian Ho among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Brian Ho is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chen-Yu GuoTorrance, CA 905021861020554
  2. Colette McFadden, MDTorrance, CA 905021093771768
  3. Jonathan Wu, DOTorrance, CA 905021982233649
  4. Aashini Shah, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031013448331
  5. Tracy Bercu, MDTorrance, CA 905051992927230
  6. Tasneem Bholat, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051114151271
  7. Ryan Brevig, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051255399143
  8. Michael Kammerman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051922061308

Common questions

What is Brian Ho's NPI number?

Brian Ho's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376170969, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Ho located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (424) 306-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Ho's license?

NPPES lists California license number A186507, 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 Brian Ho prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Ho had 351 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.