NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Henry Cho, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Paul Henry Cho, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1598705477, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1292, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1598705477
Name
Paul Henry Cho
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
L1292 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1319 Summit Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone
(817) 336-0551
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2022
Fax
(817) 339-3940
Medicaid ID
042889802 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041109000950); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1991
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 1319 Summit Ave

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

  1. Karin Brewer, MSN, APRN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1114357027
  2. Julia Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1265911614
  3. Shannon Carey, ACNPRegistered Nurse1366521239
  4. Kristopher Colvin, LMSWSocial Worker1699564997
  5. Ruth Dunn, RNNeuroscience Registered Nurse1215005285
  6. Caroline Ehiem Owiti, RNRegistered Nurse1043799455

Verify Paul Henry Cho in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

435 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 115 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Cho435
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl62 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone58 claims
  3. Gabapentin55 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
  5. Methocarbamol49 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine21 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: $54.29

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Paul Cho$54
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Neurosurgical Associates OF North Texas PLLCFort Worth, TX

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

Paul Henry Cho among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Paul Henry Cho, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Cravens, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761021164462131
  2. Brent Alford, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041467488288
  3. Philip Bechtel, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041073555736
  4. David Donahue, MDFort Worth, TX 761041578671632
  5. Thomas Ellis, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041629004445
  6. Samir Lapsiwala, MDFort Worth, TX 761041891735684
  7. Yves Meyer, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041104852847
  8. Leighton Parker, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041861436586

Common questions

What is Paul Henry Cho, MD's NPI number?

Paul Henry Cho, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598705477, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Henry Cho, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1319 Summit Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76102. Phone: (817) 336-0551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Henry Cho, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1292, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul Henry Cho, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Henry Cho, MD had 435 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.