Joseph T. Ho, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Fullerton, CA
Joseph T. Ho, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1285856609, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (California C144558, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Ho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- C144558 CA
043443 CT
243618 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Laguna RD Ste A, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 525-8822
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 525-5193
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170512002164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 Laguna RD Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Thomas Phan, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1972999753
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Verify Joseph T. Ho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C144558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
3,031 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 1,234 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen447 claims
- Gabapentin385 claims
- Meloxicam298 claims
- Tramadol Hcl185 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen163 claims
- Celecoxib130 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,720.04
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ibsa Pharma Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 2 group practices
- Premier Pain ConsultantsFullerton, CA
- Veritas Anesthesia IncFullerton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph T. Ho among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California
Joseph T. Ho, M.D. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.
All 219 in California → Every provider in Fullerton → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Lee, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351003078981
- Thomas Phan, MDFullerton, CA 928351972999753
- Carson Ling, MDGarden Grove, CA 928441205929635
- Trishaben Patel, MDAnaheim, CA 928071588955835
- Andrew Germanovich, D.O., M.S.Orange, CA 928681043479835
- Standiford Helm, M.D.Orange, CA 928681437156627
- Daniel Le, M.D.Orange, CA 928681902828569
- David Lee, MDYorba Linda, CA 928861558523928
Common questions
What is Joseph T. Ho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph T. Ho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285856609, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Ho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Laguna RD Ste A, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 525-8822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Ho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C144558, 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 Joseph T. Ho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Ho, M.D. had 3,031 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph T. Ho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.