NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD

Radiation Oncology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD is a radiation oncology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1811420052, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (California A160331, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811420052
Name
Nam Woo Cho
Credential
MDPHD
Primary taxonomy
Radiation Oncology Physician 2085R0001X
License number
A160331 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone
(415) 353-7175
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220706003414); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2017
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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Also registered at 1600 Divisadero St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Betsy Althaus, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1366650657
  2. Mehrdad Arjomandi, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1912951153
  3. Chloe Atreya, MD, PHDMedical Oncology Physician1326058777
  4. Ronald Balassanian, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1043282379
  5. Christopher Benz, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1457381014
  6. Emily Bergsland, MDMedical Oncology Physician1295792729

Verify Nam Woo Cho in five checks

  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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average radiation oncology physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 134 among the 4,851 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nam Woo Cho14
  2. Specialty average134

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): 74.5 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%46.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nam Woo Cho among 735 radiation oncology physician records in California

Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD is one of 735 radiation oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 545 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Radiation Oncology Physician providers in California

There are 735 radiation oncology physician records in California.

The 8 radiation oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roy Abendroth, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151811988421
  2. Jason Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151033536917
  3. Barry Chauser, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151902897515
  4. Alexander Gottschalk, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151790728137
  5. I-Chow Hsu, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151144263039
  6. Sara Huang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151053393033
  7. John Lee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151316938657
  8. John Meyer, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151164403416

Common questions

What is Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD's NPI number?

Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811420052, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 353-7175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A160331, 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 Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among radiation oncology physician prescribers was 134. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nam Woo Cho, MDPHD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.