Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Samuel Cho, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Cho
Dr. Samuel Cho is an orthopedic surgery specialist in New York, NY, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cho performed 1,004 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cho received a total of $275,944 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 347 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cho is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 45% volume in NY
$275,944 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,004
Medicare services
Top 45% in NY for orthopedic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$208
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views An X-ray imaging test that captures 2 to 3 views of the entire middle and lower spine to visualize the bones and structures in these areas. |
157 | $65 | $464 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
118 | $77 | $290 |
| Spinal fusion of additional segment A surgical procedure to join an additional section of the spine to the existing fusion. This is performed as a separate or subsequent step to stabilize more of the spinal column. |
110 | $389 | $2,521 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
101 | $148 | $660 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, each additional segment This procedure involves the partial removal of spinal bone to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. It is billed for each additional spinal segment treated beyond the initial segment. |
81 | $206 | $7,640 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
70 | $117 | $430 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
63 | $48 | $182 |
| Additional spine bone segment removal Surgical removal of an additional segment of bone from the spine during the same procedure. |
60 | $319 | $1,808 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Use of imaging technology to guide a medical procedure. This service lasts 60 minutes or less. |
37 | $15 | $595 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, 1 segment A surgical procedure involving the partial removal of a bone segment in the spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This is performed on a single spinal segment. |
28 | $751 | $29,523 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views An X-ray imaging test that captures 2 to 3 views of the lower back and sacral spine to visualize the bones and joints in this area. |
28 | $36 | $300 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
26 | $155 | $580 |
| Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space. |
18 | $256 | $4,909 |
| X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 1 view A single X-ray image captures the entire middle and lower sections of the spine. This imaging technique uses electromagnetic radiation to create pictures of the bones in the back. |
18 | $41 | $133 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $204 | $830 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views with bending An X-ray imaging test of the lower back and sacrum using 2 to 3 views, including bending positions. |
15 | $34 | $285 |
| Spinal fusion, upper back A surgical procedure to join two or more vertebrae in the upper back to eliminate motion between them. |
12 | $696 | $6,930 |
| Lower spine bone segment removal A surgical procedure to cut into or remove a segment of bone from the lower spine. |
11 | $820 | $3,968 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 11 | $1,212 | $19,114 |
| Lower back spinal fusion with bone and disc removal A surgical procedure to fuse vertebrae in the lower back. It involves removing part of the spine bone and a disc to stabilize the area. |
11 | $1,558 | $16,705 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views An X-ray imaging test of the upper spine using 4 to 5 different views to visualize the bones and structures in that area. |
11 | $51 | $265 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
16.1% high complexity
3.7% medium
80.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$275,944
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $39,421/year across 7 years
Top 6% in NY for orthopedic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
28
Companies
347
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$53,646
2023
$32,836
2022
$44,687
2021
$41,754
2020
$8,672
2019
$52,622
2018
$41,726
Payments by company (2024)
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$26,311
SI-BONE, INC.
$11,028
Globus Medical, Inc.
$9,455
Amplify Surgical, Inc.
$4,061
Synthes GmbH
$1,949
Medtronic, Inc.
$315
Cerapedics Inc.
$227
Stryker Corporation
$130
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$98
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$37
Highridge Medical LLC
$35
Top 3 companies account for 87.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Globus Medical, Inc.
$102,750
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$48,712
Stryker Corporation
$47,885
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$40,443
SI-BONE, INC.
$12,716
Amplify Surgical, Inc.
$4,648
NuVasive, Inc.
$4,559
Synthes GmbH
$3,592
CTL Medical Corporation
$2,881
SI-BONE, Inc.
$2,416
Corentec America,Inc.
$1,875
Medtronic, Inc.
$537
Medicrea USA, Corp.
$400
Integrity Implants Inc.
$375
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$314
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$257
Cerapedics Inc.
$227
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$216
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$198
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$161
GS Solutions, Inc.
$151
Theragen, Inc.
$150
ZIMVIE INC.
$140
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$125
Nevro Corp.
$103
Augmedics Inc.
$62
Highridge Medical LLC
$35
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 72.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACP · AIRO · ALIF · ALTERA · ARAI SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM · AVS NAVIGATOR · ActaStim-S · AttraX · Battalion TLIF - PC · Biologics · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CD HORIZON · COALITION AGX · COHERE · CORNERSTONE · CREO · CREO Deformity · CREO MIS · Cervical-STIM · Cervical-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator · Cypher Mis Screw System · DualX and Dual Portal · DualX and DualPortal · ELSA · ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM · ESCALATE · EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM · Extreme Angle Cervical Plate · FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS · GENERAL K2M PRODUCT DISCUSSION · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · IFUSE IMPLANT · IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · INFINITY OCT System · IdentiTi · Invictus MIS · Invictus OPEN · LOSPA IS System · MESA SPINAL SYSTEM · METRx · Maxan Cervical System · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · Medical Device · Mobi-C · Modulus · N/A · NVM5 · O-ARM · O-ARM-Spine · OsseoScrew · Other - Miscellaneous · PASS-LP · PLIF · POWER · Polaris Posterior Spinal System · ProLift Expandable TLIF · QUARTEX · RELINE · RESONATE · SPINAL · SPINEMAP · STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM · STRYKER NAV3 · STRYKER NAV3I · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Solus ALIF · Spinal · Spinal-Stim · Spinal-stim · TLX · TRITANIUM · Talicia · Teligen · Timberline · UNID_PASS · Virage · Vital · Vitality · VuePoint · X-CORE · X-Core Mini · XIA · XLIF · Xvision · Zilretta · dualX · dualX and dualPortal · iGA
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Orthopedic surgeons in nearby ZIP areas
1,026
County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cho is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Cho experienced with x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Cho performed 157 x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Cho receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Cho received a total of $275,944 from 28 companies across 347 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Cho's costs compare to other orthopedic surgeons in New York?
Dr. Cho's average Medicare payment per service is $208. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Cho) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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