Samson Cho, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA
Samson Cho, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1659448645, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A70888, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samson Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A70888 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (424) 306-5746
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040226001254); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
- Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
- Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
- Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
- Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
- Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125
Verify Samson Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,058 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl70 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate69 claims
- Olanzapine63 claims
- Lorazepam54 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate53 claims
- Risperidone52 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Los Angeles County Department OF Mental HealthTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samson Cho among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Samson Cho, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Benjamin Furst, MDTorrance, CA 905021033214010
- Charles Grob, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021396710307
- Andrew Ho, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021962465096
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Common questions
What is Samson Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samson Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659448645, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samson Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (424) 306-5746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samson Cho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A70888, 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 Samson Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samson Cho, M.D. had 1,058 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.