Sung S. Cho, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Walnut Creek, CA
Sung S. Cho, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1710065826, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (California A82952, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sung S. Cho
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- A82952 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- Phone
- (925) 295-4000
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A829520 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040901001195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1425 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sung S. Cho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
237 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel63 claims
- Cilostazol54 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Gabapentin24 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: $106.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncWalnut Creek, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sung S. Cho among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
Sung S. Cho, MD is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Bouch, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961144308222
- Jesus Jimenez, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961003975509
- Charles Rieder, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961104978329
- Kara Riley-Paull, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961083792188
- Rishyur Jothi, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981639268758
- Brian Keyashian, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981962776245
- Rajiv Nagesetty, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981689786840
- Gonzalo Obnial, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981497909931
Common questions
What is Sung S. Cho, MD's NPI number?
Sung S. Cho, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710065826, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sung S. Cho, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. Phone: (925) 295-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sung S. Cho, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A82952, 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 Sung S. Cho, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sung S. Cho, MD had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.