Derrick H. Cho, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Derrick H. Cho, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1356559199, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas N1587, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derrick H. Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- N1587 TX
26226 AL
47893 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- PO Box 130490, The Woodlands, TX 77393
- Phone
- (346) 625-4300
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230112001459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derrick H. Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N1587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 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: $959.97
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Acute Care Surgical Affiliates OF Texas PACorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derrick H. Cho among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Derrick H. Cho, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in The Woodlands → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samer Elfallal, D.O.Spring, TX 773891700047412
- Nilesh Kotecha, MDSpring, TX 773861831103720
- Jay Barrash, M.D.Bellaire, TX 774011154362911
- Cyril Sebastian, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773851760494496
- Fernando Silva, MDShenandoah, TX 773851194744763
- Mickey Smith, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851821434713
- Marcus Wong, MDShenandoah, TX 773851245723311
- Mirza Baig, M.D., PH.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841194947879
Common questions
What is Derrick H. Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derrick H. Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356559199, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derrick H. Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 130490, The Woodlands, TX, 77393. Phone: (346) 625-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derrick H. Cho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N1587, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derrick H. Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derrick H. Cho, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.