Dr. Sung Whan Choi, MD

Dr. Choi practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Choi's NPI, 1013917046, was assigned on August 1, 2005. Dr. Choi graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Choi holds California license A88258.

Dr. Choi's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Dr. Choi's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Choi is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choi practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Choi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Choi is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Choi's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems and pacemaker or defibrillator implantation among the conditions Dr. Choi treats.

CMS data shows 1,747 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 685 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $111,456 for them.

CMS counts 685 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 266 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Choi's median patient age at 76, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 1,531 Medicare Part D claims for 260 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,363 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $384,239 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,457 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Choi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Choi as offering telehealth.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Choi, published from 2011 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Knockout and Mitochondria. Dr. Choi has published most often in Free Radic Biol Med. Dr. Choi's most frequent co-authors are James Albert Connelly, MD, Daniel Ricardo Couriel, MD and James L M Ferrara, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 215 general payments to Dr. Choi from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $7,742.

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Choi, most recently ACC Fellow in 2012.

Dr. Choi graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Choi is a member of ACC and SCAI.

Dr. Choi is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.