Soung Ha Cho, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Florence, KY
Soung Ha Cho, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Florence, Kentucky, and NPI 1861948382, issued on Aug 26, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 52456, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Soung Ha Cho
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 52456 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone
- (859) 301-8074
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 212-4357
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190730004682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4900 Houston RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Soung Ha Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 52456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
898 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
- Cefdinir38 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Summit Medical Group IncFlorence, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Soung Ha Cho among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Soung Ha Cho, M.D. is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2011 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 26 of the 1,234 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
All 302 in Kentucky → Every provider in Florence → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Agyepong, M.D.Florence, KY 410421164817003
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- Ankit Doshi, MDFlorence, KY 410421447657820
- Richard Gaston, M.D.Florence, KY 410421033347075
- Edward Krusling, MDFlorence, KY 410421821227570
- Olga Melzer, M.D.Florence, KY 410421740414283
Common questions
What is Soung Ha Cho, M.D.'s NPI number?
Soung Ha Cho, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861948382, issued on Aug 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Soung Ha Cho, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 Houston RD, Florence, KY, 41042. Phone: (859) 301-8074. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Soung Ha Cho, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 52456, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Soung Ha Cho, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Soung Ha Cho, M.D. had 898 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Soung Ha Cho, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.