NPI registry status
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2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1891180535
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Newton, Massachusetts.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,306 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
425
Medicare Part D claims · 161 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
Generic prescribing
96%
generic claims · 4% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$27.71
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Rosa Cho filed 425 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Newton, Massachusetts, prescribing 96% generic.
- 425
- Part D claims, 2023
- 96%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Rosa Cho's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
425 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Rosa Cho practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Rosa Cho?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
425 46% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Massachusetts
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Rosa Cho appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider at 159 WELLS AVE, Newton, MA, 02459, with a listed phone of (617) 243-5777. NPI 1891180535 was issued on 03/31/2015.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 425 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 161 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $9K in drug spend, split 4% brand-name and 96% generic by claim count.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 15,306 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 781 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1891180535 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/31/2015 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Rosa Cho bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Charlestown, MA
Select Rehabilitation, LLC
Glenview, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Rosa Cho. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$28
Largest payer
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Rosa Cho. To verify Rosa Cho's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases
BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Rosa Cho - brand share 4.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
4% brand-name claims vs 96% generic, on 425 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
425
Total Claims
$9K
Total Drug Cost
161
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 694
- Total Day Supply
- 19,622
- Brand vs Generic
- 4% brand / 96% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.90
- Gender Split
- 69% female / 31% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Rosa Cho prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
189 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 72
Tizanidine Hcl
72 claims
- Methylprednisolone 39
Methylprednisolone
39 claims
- Celecoxib 29
Celecoxib
29 claims
- Lidocaine 22
Lidocaine
22 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl 13
Duloxetine Hcl
13 claims
- Pregabalin 13
Pregabalin
13 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 11
Diclofenac Sodium
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 189 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 72 |
| Methylprednisolone | 39 |
| Celecoxib | 29 |
| Lidocaine | 22 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 |
| Pregabalin | 13 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 |
| Calcitonin-Salmon "Calcitonin | N/A |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Rosa Cho fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,306
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider
Rosa Cho's 425 claims are below the specialty average of 781.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Massachusetts
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cho.
Dr. Scott Abramson
MD
E Sandwich, MA
Dr. Marc Adams
D.O.
Swansea, MA
Dr. Wiaam Ahmed
M.D
Worcester, MA
Dr. Michelle Joyce Alpert
M.D.
Boston, MA
Dr. Parakrama Ananta
M.D.
Fall River, MA
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Massachusetts medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rosa Cho's specialty? ▼
Rosa Cho specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Newton, Massachusetts.
How much does Rosa Cho prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Rosa Cho wrote 425 Medicare Part D claims totaling $9K in drug costs for 161 beneficiaries.
Where is Rosa Cho located? ▼
Rosa Cho is located at 159 WELLS AVE, Newton, MA, 02459. Phone: (617) 243-5777.
What is Rosa Cho's NPI number? ▼
Rosa Cho's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891180535, issued on 03/31/2015.
Does Rosa Cho prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Rosa Cho's prescribing is 4% brand-name and 96% generic drugs by claim count, with $1K in brand drug costs.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,306 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Rosa Cho prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Rosa Cho's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Tizanidine Hcl, Methylprednisolone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Rosa Cho accept Medicare? ▼
Rosa Cho appears in CMS Medicare data with 425 Part D claims and 161 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Rosa Cho's credentials? ▼
Rosa Cho's NPI is 1891180535. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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