Sam Cho, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · La Mirada, CA
Sam Cho, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in La Mirada, California, and NPI 1023190519, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (California 45440, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Cho
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 45440 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15020 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA 90638
- Phone
- (562) 902-0393
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 902-4984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 45440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin15 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.
Sam Cho among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Sam Cho, DDS is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in La Mirada
They are 17 of the 427 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mirada, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
All 17,852 in California → Every provider in La Mirada → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laarni Diamse, D.D.S.La Mirada, CA 906381720135437
- Eynald Duarte, DDSLa Mirada, CA 906381891848842
- Dong Kim, D.D.S.La Mirada, CA 906381225198021
- Myung Kim, DDSLa Mirada, CA 906381386789170
- Gilbert Lay, DDSLa Mirada, CA 906381821103169
- Ryan Le, D.M.D.La Mirada, CA 906381851527253
- Laurie Nishikawa, DDSLa Mirada, CA 906381639189418
- Sergio Ocampo, DDSLa Mirada, CA 906381063503993
Common questions
What is Sam Cho, DDS's NPI number?
Sam Cho, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023190519, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Cho, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15020 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada, CA, 90638. Phone: (562) 902-0393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Cho, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 45440, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sam Cho, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Cho, DDS had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.