Charles Youngho Ro, M.D.
NPI 1295945681ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Joplin, MO
Surgery (M.D.) with Mercy Clinic Joplin LLC, practicing in Joplin, Missouri. 194 Medicare patients in 2024, $78,761 paid; nearly all of their 257 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $300.41 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mercy Hospital Carthage and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1295945681 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | May 23, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 1, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 2008025540 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 194 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 455 across 62 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,761 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 257 · 265 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 160 |
| Total drug cost | $4,470 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO · 295 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO
- Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO
- Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KS
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$300.41 · 7 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$313.26 · 5 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $171.64 | 2 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $42.47 | 1 |
| Davol Inc. | $24.98 | 1 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $23.86 | 1 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $18.94 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$300.41 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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