Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1003043969, issued on Jun 18, 2009. Check the license (California A117881, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A117881 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 3200A, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 301-7396
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 313-9247
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120425000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A117881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Paroxetine Hcl14 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl12 claims
- Gabapentin11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Regents OF The University OF California Los AngelesSanta Monica, CA
- UC RegentsLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003043969, issued on Jun 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 3200A, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 301-7396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A117881, 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 Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Hyong-Jin Cho, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.