Sungho K Cho, MD
Neuropsychiatry · Stanford
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 5
- 2 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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5 plans · 2 carriers
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5 of 5 plans
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A63570 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1997 · expires 2027-10-31 · Georgetown University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$31,582
Medicare paid this office $31,582 for 59 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 40 | $20,069 | $29 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 37 | $3,985 | $108 |
| Muscle electrical test | 26 | $1,920 | $74 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 33 | $1,362 | $41 |
| Muscle electrical test | 11 | $231 | $14 |
Who their Medicare patients are
59 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 48% · Also on Medicaid 32% · Health risk score 1.47. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neuropsychiatry clinician is at 1.55.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 32% · Depression 31% · Diabetes 27% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Cancer 25% · Coronary heart disease 24% · Atrial fibrillation 19%.
The office billed $368,521, Medicare allowed $40,598 and paid $31,582; for 850 services of 16 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 59 | 850 | 72 | 1.47 | $368,521 | $31,582 |
| 2023 | 71 | 1,125 | 73 | 1.30 | $637,966 | $42,686 |
| 2022 | 79 | 1,329 | 71 | 1.36 | $855,323 | $49,877 |
| 2021 | 99 | 1,574 | 72 | 1.38 | $1,052,986 | $60,916 |
| 2020 | 111 | 1,931 | 71 | 1.37 | $1,228,132 | $75,596 |
| 2019 | 128 | 2,027 | 71 | 1.36 | $1,280,094 | $77,571 |
| 2018 | 140 | 2,184 | 70 | 1.71 | $1,380,769 | $78,344 |
| 2017 | 127 | 2,138 | 69 | 1.36 | $1,288,817 | $75,416 |
| 2016 | 111 | 1,768 | 69 | 1.42 | $1,060,056 | $64,013 |
| 2015 | 116 | 1,860 | 71 | 1.46 | $1,139,317 | $67,190 |
| 2014 | 116 | 1,774 | 70 | 1.24 | $1,047,270 | $65,132 |
| 2013 | 96 | 905 | 71 | 1.44 | $496,094 | $35,024 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 5 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 50 | $24,780 | $30 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 47 | $5,302 | $110 |
| Muscle electrical test | 35 | $2,656 | $76 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 46 | $1,985 | $42 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 12 | $641 | $53 |
2022: 5 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 64 | $31,455 | $30 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 57 | $6,396 | $112 |
| Muscle electrical test | 33 | $2,543 | $77 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 58 | $2,493 | $43 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 19 | $1,026 | $54 |
2021: 5 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 85 | $39,665 | $31 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 68 | $7,869 | $114 |
| Muscle electrical test | 47 | $3,761 | $78 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 72 | $3,200 | $44 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 27 | $1,486 | $55 |
2020: 5 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 99 | $49,082 | $31 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 91 | $11,158 | $115 |
| Muscle electrical test | 63 | $5,314 | $79 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 82 | $3,887 | $44 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 29 | $1,664 | $55 |
2019: 6 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 116 | $48,844 | $30 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 108 | $12,316 | $112 |
| Muscle electrical test | 73 | $5,711 | $77 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 98 | $4,361 | $43 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 31 | $1,741 | $54 |
| Placement of scalp electrodes for assessment and recording of responses from several areas of the nerve-brain hearing system | 11 | $276 | $25 |
2018: 7 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 118 | $48,909 | $29 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 109 | $11,760 | $107 |
| Muscle electrical test | 64 | $4,789 | $74 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 96 | $3,998 | $41 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 28 | $1,444 | $52 |
| Muscle electrical test | 12 | $429 | $18 |
| Placement of scalp electrodes for assessment and recording of responses from several areas of the nerve-brain hearing system | 11 | $263 | $24 |
2017: 7 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 111 | $48,886 | $29 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 101 | $11,312 | $107 |
| Muscle electrical test | 56 | $4,339 | $74 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 79 | $3,416 | $41 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 22 | $1,184 | $51 |
| Muscle electrical test | 14 | $499 | $18 |
| Placement of scalp electrodes for assessment and recording of responses from several areas of the nerve-brain hearing system | 13 | $358 | $24 |
2016: 7 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 94 | $40,295 | $29 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 82 | $9,009 | $107 |
| Muscle electrical test | 47 | $3,561 | $74 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 79 | $3,332 | $41 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 18 | $979 | $52 |
| Muscle electrical test | 11 | $387 | $18 |
| Placement of scalp electrodes for assessment and recording of responses from several areas of the nerve-brain hearing system | 12 | $298 | $23 |
2015: 7 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 94 | $43,729 | $30 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 71 | $8,258 | $109 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 67 | $3,021 | $41 |
| Muscle electrical test | 33 | $2,507 | $74 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 16 | $946 | $53 |
| Muscle electrical test | 24 | $875 | $18 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in legs | 11 | $800 | $73 |
2014: 6 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 84 | $40,115 | $29 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 71 | $7,962 | $109 |
| Muscle electrical test | 38 | $2,940 | $75 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 57 | $2,464 | $42 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 17 | $888 | $52 |
| Muscle electrical test | 18 | $454 | $18 |
2013: 7 services
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 52 | $12,947 | $23 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 38 | $4,031 | $106 |
| Continuous monitoring of nervous system during operation, each 15 minutes | 26 | $3,597 | $29 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 11 | $1,919 | $174 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 36 | $1,458 | $40 |
| Muscle electrical test | 19 | $1,393 | $73 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 11 | $559 | $51 |
Money from drug and device companies
$1,017 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | $1,017 | $1,017 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $76 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $125 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
Synapse Biomedical Inc
$19,587
Held by this doctor · 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 · Preferred Stock
Published ownership or investment in a drug or device company. This is not proof that care is biased.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | None | $1,017 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Consulting · 2025-07-16 | None | $508 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Consulting · 2025-07-02 | None | $508 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $76
| SK Life Science | None | $76 | 1 payment
|
2022: $125
| Sarepta Therapeutics | None | $125 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1932152360
- Licence
- CA A63570California A63570: Current · expires 2027-10-31
- Trained
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1996
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00A635700
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 2084N0600X (2084N0600X); Federal specialty code 2084N0008X (2084N0008X); Neurology (2084N0400X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2006-05-18
- NPI last updated
- 2023-11-09
- NPI record certified
- 2023-11-09
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304