Dr. Sarah Choi, MD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Colorectal surgeon
NPI1578095162PAC ID3971871880
Medicare services, 2024
218
Medicare patients, 2024
130
Part D claims, 2024
22
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$4,501
Practice address
1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Primary practice

Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Sarah Choi is a colorectal surgeon in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Choi practices at Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Choi's NPI, 1578095162, was assigned on April 1, 2017. Dr. Choi graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Choi holds California license A179479.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3971871880
NPI enumeration date
April 1, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sarah Choi practices at Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD, at 1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033.

  • Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD
    1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Sarah Choi is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Choi is also affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC. The medical group on file is USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account. Dr. Choi's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPDAcute Care Hospital outpatient department · Los Angeles, CaliforniaPrimary
Keck Hospital of USCAcute care hospital, Los Angeles, CAUSC Care Medical GroupPrimary care group, Los Angeles, CA2 hospitalsNames with a free accountEmployer: hospitalName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sarah Choi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choi practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sarah Choi is one of 187 colorectal surgeons in California

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Choi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Choi is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Choi's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Colon and rectal surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A179479 · 2022 to 2026 · taxonomy 208C00000X
  • Ohio license2017 to 2021

Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Choi

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sarah Choi billed Medicare for 218 services in 2024

CMS data shows 218 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,354 for them.

Medicare services, 2024218
Medicare patients130
Paid by Medicare$21,354
Procedure codes8

Dr. Choi's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Surgery84
  2. Office and hospital visits79
  3. Other services55

Where Dr. Choi's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10448%
  • In a facility11452%

Dr. Choi compared with the California median for colorectal surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Choi
  • California median
Medicare services
218vs 27019% below
Medicare patients
130vs 15516% below
Part D claims
16vs 7177% below

Medians across 175 colorectal surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Choi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sarah Choi treated 130 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 54 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 56% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.45, 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 52, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024130
Average age68
Average risk score3.45
Also on Medicaid56%

Dr. Choi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Choi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7054%
  • Men6046%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Choi's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Diabetes45%
  5. Chronic kidney disease42%
  6. Ischemic heart disease35%
  7. Cancer25%
  8. Heart failure25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Choi's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 52

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sarah Choi wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $67 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 18 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202422
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$67
Part D patients14

Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2021

  • 2018
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2018: 182021: 1611%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 1 in 2018.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sarah Choi ranks in the 42nd percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Choi as offering telehealth. CMS counts 12 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Choi, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Choi ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
42nd percentile12 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Sarah Choi received $4,501 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Choi from 13 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,515.

General payments to Dr. Choi by program year, 2022 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Choi by kind, 2022 to 2025

$4.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,34074%
  • Travel and lodging$1,16126%

Companies that paid Dr. Choi the most, 2022 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sarah Choi graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine

Dr. Choi graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolWayne State University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in colon & rectal surgeryAmerican Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sarah Choi accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Choi is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Choi accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO5
  4. EPO3
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sarah Choi's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sarah Choi's NPI number?

Dr. Sarah Choi's NPI number is 1578095162. It was assigned on April 1, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sarah Choi?

Dr. Sarah Choi is a colorectal surgeon in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).

Where does Dr. Sarah Choi practice?

Dr. Choi practices at 1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Dr. Choi's primary practice is Keck Medicine of USC - USC Roski Eye Institute - Ophthalmology - HOPD in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 2 hospitals.

What is Dr. Sarah Choi's medical license number?

Dr. Choi holds California license A179479, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Sarah Choi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Choi in California (2022 to 2026) and Ohio (2017 to 2021).

Which hospitals is Dr. Sarah Choi affiliated with?

Dr. Choi is affiliated with Keck Hospital of USC. Dmand AI links Dr. Choi to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sarah Choi part of?

Dr. Choi is linked to USC Care Medical Group.

Does Dr. Sarah Choi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Choi billed Medicare for 218 services in 2024, and Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sarah Choi offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Choi as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sarah Choi see?

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024, with an average age of 68.

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Is Dr. Sarah Choi board certified?

Yes. Dr. Choi is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

What services does Dr. Sarah Choi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Choi's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45380), medicare service (G0500) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Sarah Choi go to medical school?

Dr. Choi graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Sarah Choi prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Sarah Choi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,501 in general payments to Dr. Choi from 13 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Sarah Choi been practicing?

Dr. Choi graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Sarah Choi accept?

Dr. Choi is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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