Michael H. Cho, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Poughkeepsie, NY
Michael H. Cho, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, New York, and NPI 1710979174, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (New York 200446, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael H. Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 200446 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Phone
- (845) 454-4949
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (845) 454-8828
- Medicaid ID
- 02315713 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040416000638); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Phyllis George, RN, MA, FNPSurgery Physician1336241249
- Oksana Nichols, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1275827578
Verify Michael H. Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 200446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
410 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen82 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Levetiracetam28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Diazepam16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,223.15
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice PCKingston, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael H. Cho among 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York
Michael H. Cho, M.D. is one of 529 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 360 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 529 neurological surgery physician records in New York.
All 529 in New York → Every provider in Poughkeepsie → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alleyne Fraser, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126011649316894
- Jack Goodman, MDPoughkeepsie, NY 126011831292051
- Uchenna Okafo, MBBS, MRCSI, FRCSIPoughkeepsie, NY 126011952978181
- David Penn, M.D.Poughkeepsie, NY 126011992143812
- Rachana Tyagi, MDPoughkeepsie, NY 126011437378080
- Mark Watts, MDPoughkeepsie, NY 126011700913738
- John McNulty, MDRhinebeck, NY 125721255314332
- Steven Jacobs, M.D.Fishkill, NY 125241518957182
Common questions
What is Michael H. Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael H. Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710979174, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael H. Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Phone: (845) 454-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael H. Cho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 200446, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael H. Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael H. Cho, M.D. had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael H. Cho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 of 100. 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.