Soungmin Cho
Ophthalmology Physician · Lodi, CA
Soungmin Cho is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lodi, California, and NPI 1750900619, issued on Apr 10, 2020. Check the license (California A180376, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Soungmin Cho
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A180376 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 S Ham LN Ste A, Lodi, CA 95242
- Phone
- (209) 334-5886
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240802002657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Soungmin Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A180376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate41 claims
- Ofloxacin33 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine26 claims
- Latanoprost15 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: $1,526.27
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Delta Eye Medical Group, Inc.Stockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Soungmin Cho among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Soungmin Cho is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Lodi → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Chen, M.D.Lodi, CA 952421992812739
- Andrew Chen, M.D.Lodi, CA 952421912014739
- Robert Haymond, MDAngels Camp, CA 952221477596096
- Geert Craenen, MDStockton, CA 952101780762690
- Michael Deines, MDStockton, CA 952101790863512
- Jane Galustian, MDStockton, CA 952101972681872
- Harold Hand, M.D.Stockton, CA 952101891703229
- James Khu, M.D.Stockton, CA 952101558555870
Common questions
What is Soungmin Cho's NPI number?
Soungmin Cho's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750900619, issued on Apr 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Soungmin Cho located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 S Ham LN Ste A, Lodi, CA, 95242. Phone: (209) 334-5886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Soungmin Cho's license?
NPPES lists California license number A180376, 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 Soungmin Cho prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Soungmin Cho had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.