NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Youngho Ro, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Joplin, MO

Charles Youngho Ro, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1295945681, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2008025540, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1295945681
Name
Charles Youngho Ro
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2008025540 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 781-4404
Enumerated
May 23, 2007
Record last updated
May 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080919000252); 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 100 Mercy Way

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

  1. Muhannad Abdin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528859808
  2. Riley AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679491013
  3. Fayzeh Abu-RumailehPharmacist1952183261
  4. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1245273150
  5. Kevin Alban, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740554914
  6. Cayden Alexander, RDRegistered Dietitian1417739525

Verify Charles Youngho Ro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license 2008025540    Check the board
  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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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 148 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Ro257
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen118 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl19 claims
  3. Ursodiol19 claims
  4. Naloxone Hcl15 claims
  5. Metronidazole13 claims
  6. Neomycin Sulfate11 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: $313.26

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Ro$313.26
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO

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

Charles Youngho Ro among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri

Charles Youngho Ro, M.D. is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Missouri

There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.

All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Baker, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041487867602
  2. David Bendorf, MDJoplin, MO 648041639107881
  3. Alan Buchele, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041588631402
  4. Brock Carney, MDJoplin, MO 648041487688370
  5. Kevin Christian, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041194019968
  6. Kurtis Cox, MDJoplin, MO 648041104850098
  7. Thomas Coy, DOJoplin, MO 648041992732986
  8. Walter Dandridge, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041316985815

Common questions

What is Charles Youngho Ro, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Youngho Ro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295945681, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Youngho Ro, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 781-4404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Youngho Ro, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2008025540, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Youngho Ro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Youngho Ro, M.D. had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.