NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hyun Myung Cho, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Palm Desert, CA

Hyun Myung Cho, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1073658530, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (California A68018, 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
1073658530
Name
Hyun Myung Cho
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A68018 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
41990 Cook St Ste 1001, Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone
(760) 360-0033
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 360-0220
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081118000913); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1996
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,190 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hyun Cho8,190
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium421 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium348 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl250 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium211 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium208 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: $42.43

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hyun Cho$42.43
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Hyun Myung Cho among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Hyun Myung Cho, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Desert

They are 13 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amir Hossein Mortazavientesab, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111073052791
  2. Alfonso Roger, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111699090639
  3. Tisha Salary-Mitchell, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111194742999
  4. Ronald Bush, MDIndian Wells, CA 922101851366843
  5. Richard Byrd, M.D.Indian Wells, CA 922101548369853
  6. Stanley Herr, D.OBermuda Dunes, CA 922031841373743
  7. Robert Keenan, MDBermuda Dunes, CA 922031104862499
  8. Biljana Kostic, M.D.Bermuda Dunes, CA 922031184703621

Common questions

What is Hyun Myung Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hyun Myung Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073658530, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hyun Myung Cho, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41990 Cook St Ste 1001, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 360-0033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hyun Myung Cho, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A68018, 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 Hyun Myung Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hyun Myung Cho, M.D. had 8,190 Medicare Part D claims for 554 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.