NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician NPI 1942489950 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Fernando Checo, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Plainview, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,825 in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 820 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician avg: 380
Generic prescribing
>99%
generic claims · <1% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$1.6K
31 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Fernando Checo, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 3,087 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- >99%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Fernando Checo, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1942489950), first enumerated 10/25/2007.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,087 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.6K in reported industry payments (31 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Fernando Checo, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1942489950 · Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1942489950
- ENUM-MID 2007
- TAX-NARROW 1,825
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 3,087
- BOOK-THIN 132 in New York
- PHOTO-ENUM Robert Watkins, M.D. · 2007
Fernando Checo, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
3,087 ≥ 88th percentile 88% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Fernando Checo, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Fernando Checo, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
3,087 8× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in New York
How Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1942489950 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/25/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Fernando Checo, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
The Central Orthopedic Group L L P
Rockville Centre, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Fernando Checo, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.6K
Largest payer
Globus Medical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Fernando Checo, M.D.. To verify Fernando Checo, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Fernando Checo, M.D. - brand share 0.0%
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician average
<1% brand-name claims vs >99% generic, on 3,087 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,087
Total Claims
$91K
Total Drug Cost
820
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,690.933
- Total Day Supply
- 124,901
- Brand vs Generic
- <1% brand / >99% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $33K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $58K
- Opioid Claims
- 439 (14.2% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 16
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.07
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 74, 65-74: 364, 75-84: 281, 85+: 101
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Fernando Checo, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Meloxicam
Meloxicam
764 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium Er
Diclofenac Sodium Er
444 claims
- Gabapentin 282
Gabapentin
282 claims
- Methylprednisolone 243
Methylprednisolone
243 claims
- Prednisone 191
Prednisone
191 claims
- Celecoxib 174
Celecoxib
174 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 167
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
167 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 159
Tramadol Hcl
159 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 764 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Er Diclofenac Sodium | 444 |
| Gabapentin | 282 |
| Methylprednisolone | 243 |
| Prednisone | 191 |
| Celecoxib | 174 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 167 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 159 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 153 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 145 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Overview
How Fernando Checo, M.D. fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician landscape nationally.
1,825
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers in US
51
States with Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
380
Avg Claims per Provider
Fernando Checo, M.D.'s 3,087 claims are above the specialty average of 380.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Checo, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Checo.
One of 132 Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Armin Afsar-Keshmiri
M.D.
Glens Falls, NY
Dr. Marc Agulnick
MD
Mineola, NY
Dr. Todd Albert
MD
New York, NY
Dr. Paul Alongi
M.D.
Huntington Station, NY
Dr. Joshua Auerbach
MD
Bronx, NY
Compare Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fernando Checo, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D. specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician and practices in Plainview, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Fernando Checo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Fernando Checo, M.D. wrote 3,087 Medicare Part D claims totaling $91K in drug costs for 820 beneficiaries.
What is Fernando Checo, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Fernando Checo, M.D. located? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D. is located at 651 OLD COUNTRY RD, Plainview, NY, 11803. Phone: (516) 681-8822.
What is Fernando Checo, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942489950, issued on 10/25/2007.
Does Fernando Checo, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D.'s prescribing is <1% brand-name and >99% generic drugs by claim count, with $33K in brand drug costs.
Does Fernando Checo, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Fernando Checo, M.D. had 439 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 14.2%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,825 Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician provider writes 380 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Fernando Checo, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Fernando Checo, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Meloxicam, Diclofenac Sodium Er, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Fernando Checo, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,087 Part D claims and 820 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Fernando Checo, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Fernando Checo, M.D.'s NPI is 1942489950 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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