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- 17450 St Lukes Way Ste 390, The Woodlands, TX 77384
About Dr. Cho
Derrick H. Cho, M.D. practices neurological surgery in The Woodlands, TX. Derrick is a 2003 graduate of University of Alabama School of Medicine. Medicare claims data shows Derrick provided 41 services to 41 patients. The services billed most often include initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356559199.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (346) 625-4300
- Email not available
Practice Locations
17450 ST LUKES WAY STE 390
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
- Spinal Fluid Leak
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
- Blood Clot On The Brain
- Traumatic brain injury
Brain tumors
- Brain Tumor Symptoms
- Glioblastoma
Movement disorders
- Essential tremor
- Muscle Spasms & Twitches
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe Muscle Spasticity
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
- Baby Flat Head
- Open Spine Birth Defect
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
- Concussion in Children
- Skull Fracture
- Spinal Cord Injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar discectomy
- Spinal fusion
- Spine surgery
Brain & spine surgery
- CSF Leak Repair
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
- GPS-Guided Brain Navigation Surgery
- Skull Bone Removal For Pressure Relief
Cranial reconstruction
- Skull Reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
- Brain Aneurysm Coiling
Functional neurosurgery
- Surgery For Seizures
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implant
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Cubital tunnel decompression
- Nerve Repair Surgery
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
- Baby Skull Reshaping Surgery
- Nerve Surgery For Cerebral Palsy
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
- Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Removal
- Skull Base Surgery
Spasticity treatment
- Baclofen Pump Insertion
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Carotid endarterectomy
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
41 services · 41 patients · 2 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
25 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
16 | Less often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Class of 2003 at University of Alabama School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Derrick H. Cho?
Derrick H. Cho is a neurosurgeon in The Woodlands, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
What is Derrick H. Cho's address?
Derrick H. Cho is listed at 17450 St Lukes Way Ste 390, The Woodlands, TX 77384. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Derrick H. Cho?
The number on file is (346) 625-4300. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Derrick H. Cho?
Derrick H. Cho's National Provider Identifier is 1356559199. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Derrick H. Cho train?
Derrick H. Cho attended University of Alabama School of Medicine, graduating in 2003. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Derrick H. Cho have?
Derrick H. Cho has 23 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2003, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Derrick H. Cho perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Derrick H. Cho the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Derrick H. Cho's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Derrick H. Cho. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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