Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi, MD

  • Mission Hills, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1679078216PAC ID6406233022
Medicare services, 2024
96
Medicare patients, 2024
69
Part D claims, 2024
2,760
Publications
5
Industry payments
$1,653
Practice address
11550 N Indian Hills Rd, Mission Hills, CA 91345
Practice phone
Call (310) 440-3131
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Primary practice

Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc.

Mission Hills, California

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Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi is an ophthalmologist in Mission Hills, California

Dr. Choi practices at Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc. in Mission Hills, California.

Dr. Choi's NPI, 1679078216, was assigned on March 26, 2018. Dr. Choi graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2018. Dr. Choi holds California license A178466.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406233022
NPI enumeration date
March 26, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 440-3131
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

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

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi practices at Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc. in Mission Hills, California

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc., at 11550 N Indian Hills Rd, Mission Hills, CA 91345 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 440-3131.

  • Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc.
    11550 N Indian Hills Rd, Mission Hills, CA 91345 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 440-3131

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc. in Mission Hills, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choi practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc.Available with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Choi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Choi's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A178466 · 2022 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Pennsylvania license2019 to 2022

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Choi treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Choi

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2,621ophthalmologists in California
4ophthalmologists in Mission Hills

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

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi billed Medicare for 96 services in 2024

CMS data shows 96 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,057 for them.

Medicare services, 202496
Medicare patients69
Paid by Medicare$17,057
Procedure codes5

Dr. Choi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 272024: 5396%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 28
Imaging
2023: 02024: 15
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2302024: 0100%

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

  • In an office6871%
  • In a facility2829%

Dr. Choi compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Choi
  • California median
Medicare services
96vs 1,07991% below
Medicare patients
69vs 42184% below
Part D claims
2,677vs 6184.3 times

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi treated 69 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 75% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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 70, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 202469
Average age73
Average risk score1.55
Also on Medicaid75%

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

  • Women3754%
  • Men3246%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Diabetes54%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Chronic kidney disease30%
  6. Ischemic heart disease28%
  7. Osteoporosis17%

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 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi wrote 2,760 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 2,760 Medicare Part D claims for 858 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,677 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $197,442 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,103 claims across 23 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,760
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$197,442
Part D patients858

Dr. Choi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,405 claims51%
  • Brand-name1,355 claims49%

Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1032024: 2,677143%

Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 23 in 2023.

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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. Daniel Junghun Choi ranks in the 75th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 105 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Choi, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Choi ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
75th percentile105 procedures

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

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Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi has 5 publications on record

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Choi, published from 2017 to 2019. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Rotator Cuff and Rotator Cuff Injuries. Dr. Choi's most frequent co-authors are Victoria Marie Addis, MD, Brian Jonathan Nguyen, MD and Paul James Tapino, MD.

Papers5
Years published2017 to 2019

Topics Dr. Choi writes about most

  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rotator Cuff
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries

Dr. Choi's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Choi

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi received $1,653 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Choi from 11 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $727.

General payments to Dr. Choi by program year, 2023 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Choi the most, 2023 to 2025

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

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia

Dr. Choi graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2018.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia

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Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Choi is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Choi accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. Medicare11
  3. PPO11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Daniel Junghun 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Daniel Junghun Choi's NPI number?

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi's NPI number is 1679078216. It was assigned on March 26, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi?

Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi is an ophthalmologist in Mission Hills, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi practice?

Dr. Choi practices at 11550 N Indian Hills Rd, Mission Hills, CA 91345. Dr. Choi's primary practice is Abdallah Zaki, M.D., Inc. in Mission Hills, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Choi is (310) 440-3131.

What is Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi's medical license number?

Dr. Choi holds California license A178466, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Choi in California (2022 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (2019 to 2022).

Does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Choi billed Medicare for 96 services in 2024, and Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi see?

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Choi's most billed Medicare services were surgery: eye (66984), eye exam or test (92012) and ultrasound (76511).

Where did Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi go to medical school?

Dr. Choi graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2018.

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What drugs does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ofloxacin and Latanoprost.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $1,653 in general payments to Dr. Choi from 11 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi been practicing?

Dr. Choi graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

Does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi do research?

Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Choi, published from 2017 to 2019.

Who does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi publish with?

Dr. Choi's most frequent co-authors are Victoria Marie Addis, MD (1 shared paper), Brian Jonathan Nguyen, MD (1 shared paper) and Paul James Tapino, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Daniel Junghun Choi accept?

Dr. Choi is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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