Physician

Nam S Cho, DO

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nam Cho, DO (NPI: 1255339263) practices interventional cardiology in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ingham, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NPI: 1245737402; TIN: 381360584) and primary practice location at 48912-1811. Cho is affiliated with the POM ACO (ACO ID: A1297), participating under the MSSP model.

Cho's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 314 traditional Medicare patients, billed 658 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $91,742 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 33361 (Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery). Part D data shows 204 prescription claims across 70 beneficiaries totaling $33,635 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 79 records totaling $25,781. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $104,022 to $33,635. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$61K$123K2015 Medicare payment: $102,987 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $92,545 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $103,119 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $104,969 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $117,060 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $98,191 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $122,750 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $67,026 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $73,657 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $91,742 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,0031,652$102,987
20169621,579$92,545
20178391,569$103,119
20187171,343$104,969
20197791,562$117,060
2020525887$98,191
2021380670$122,750
2022306503$67,026
2023338570$73,657
2024314658$91,742

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$121K$243K2015 Drug cost: $104,022 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $132,890 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $127,368 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $146,127 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $186,938 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $242,785 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $195,805 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $158,897 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $77,581 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $33,635 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151871,335$104,022
20161991,320$132,890
20172061,431$127,368
20182131,367$146,127
20192371,353$186,938
20202591,596$242,785
20212471,296$195,805
2022187990$158,897
2023126513$77,581
202470204$33,635

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
33361Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery3838$579
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more6275$107
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function98102$49
93308Ultrasound of heart, follow-up4849$17
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only4560$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban13810$14,792
JardianceEmpagliflozin13510$10,056
Metoprolol SuccinateMetoprolol Succinate372,325$494
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium191,035$269
CarvedilolCarvedilol221,110$262

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.39$1,611Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.40$24,169Abbott Laboratories
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nam S. Cho, DO?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nam S. Cho, DO (NPI 1255339263), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Nam S. Cho, DO have ACO affiliation data?

Nam S. Cho, DO is shown with ACO affiliation data for POM ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A1297).

What billing organization is linked to Nam S. Cho, DO?

Nam S. Cho, DO is linked to EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (billing NPI 1245737402) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nam S. Cho, DO have Open Payments data?

Nam S. Cho, DO has 79 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.