Christine Cho, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Christine Cho, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518225689, issued on Apr 26, 2012. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD-42544 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 5TH Ave Bldg Suite5b, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-7228
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210212000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3601 5TH Ave Bldg Suite5b
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Simi Padival, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1538313127
Verify Christine Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
512 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil67 claims
- Ceftriaxone58 claims
- Ampicillin Sodium36 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl34 claims
- Tivicay29 claims
- Biktarvy24 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: $25.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Providence Health And Services- WashingtonEverett, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Cho among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Christine Cho, M.D. is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cybele Abad, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131619900453
- Tatiana Bogdanovich, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131447443882
- Madhu Chhanda ChoudharyPittsburgh, PA 152131255367793
- Ross Cranston, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131841216959
- Yohei Doi, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131316149719
- Jae Ho Hong, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131659546117
- Heather Hughes, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131437317849
- Eun Jeong KwakPittsburgh, PA 152131134193527
Common questions
What is Christine Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518225689, issued on Apr 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 5TH Ave Bldg Suite5b, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-7228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Cho, M.D.'s license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Cho, M.D. had 512 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.