Dr. Joon Young Choi, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 93
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 56
- Part D claims, 2024
- 145
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 5 Holland, Irvine, CA 92618
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 588-2190
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Golden State Surgery Center
Irvine, California
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Dr. Joon Young Choi is a plastic surgeon in Irvine, California
Dr. Choi practices at Golden State Surgery Center in Irvine, California.
Dr. Choi's NPI, 1316069594, was assigned on April 6, 2007. Dr. Choi graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2002. Dr. Choi's California license number on file is A102076.
- NPI
- 1316069594NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5193887917
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (949) 588-2190
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joon Young Choi practices at Golden State Surgery Center in Irvine, California
Dr. Choi's primary practice is Golden State Surgery Center, at 5 Holland, Irvine, CA 92618 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 588-2190.
- Golden State Surgery Center5 Holland, Irvine, CA 92618 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 588-2190
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joon Young Choi is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Choi's primary practice is Golden State Surgery Center in Irvine, California. Dr. Choi is also affiliated with Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joon Young 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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Golden State Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joon Young Choi is one of 778 plastic surgeons in California
Plastic surgery is Dr. Choi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Choi is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Choi's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Hawaii and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Hawaii license
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists head wound among the conditions Dr. Choi treats.
Plastic surgeons near Dr. Choi
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joon Young Choi billed Medicare for 93 services in 2024
CMS data shows 93 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 56 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,192 for them.
Dr. Choi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 59
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1302024: 3474%
- Surgery
- 2023: 792024: 0100%
Where Dr. Choi's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3437%
- In a facility5963%
Dr. Choi compared with the California median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Choi
- California median
- Medicare services
- 93vs 5860% above
- Medicare patients
- 56vs 595% below
- Part D claims
- 106vs 264.1 times
Medians across 622 plastic 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. Joon Young Choi treated 56 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 56 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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 71, with 57% women.
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
- Women2850%
- Men2850%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Choi's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Diabetes52%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Atrial fibrillation32%
- Heart failure32%
- Chronic kidney disease30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Choi's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joon Young Choi wrote 145 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 145 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $609 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Choi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic132 claims91%
- Brand-name and other13 claims9%
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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Choi's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids31%45 of 145 claims
- Antibiotics30%43 of 145 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 122024: 106783%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 1 in 2023.
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. Joon Young Choi ranks in the 69th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Choi, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Choi ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 69th percentile20 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 66th percentile12 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joon Young Choi has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Choi.
Recent publications by Dr. Choi
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joon Young Choi received $5,928 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 137 general payments to Dr. Choi from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Merz North America, Inc. paid the most, $3,595.
General payments to Dr. Choi by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Choi by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,69296%
- Education$2364%
Companies that paid Dr. Choi the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joon Young Choi has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Choi, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Choi
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joon Young Choi graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Choi graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2002. Dr. Choi is a member of ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joon Young Choi accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Choi is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- Molina
Plan types Dr. Choi accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO6
- HMO2
- POS2
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joon Young Choi's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joon Young Choi's NPI number?
Dr. Joon Young Choi's NPI number is 1316069594. It was assigned on April 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joon Young Choi?
Dr. Joon Young Choi is a plastic surgeon in Irvine, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Joon Young Choi practice?
Dr. Choi practices at 5 Holland, Irvine, CA 92618. Dr. Choi's primary practice is Golden State Surgery Center in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Joon Young Choi's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Choi is (949) 588-2190.
What is Dr. Joon Young Choi's medical license number?
Dr. Choi's California license number on file is A102076, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Joon Young Choi been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Choi in California (2007 to 2025), Hawaii (2008 to 2020) and Michigan (2002 to 2008).
Which hospitals is Dr. Joon Young Choi affiliated with?
Dr. Choi is affiliated with Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange.
Does Dr. Joon Young Choi accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Choi billed Medicare for 93 services in 2024, and Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joon Young Choi see?
CMS counts 56 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Joon Young Choi board certified?
Yes. Dr. Choi is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Joon Young Choi bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Choi's most billed Medicare services were special service (99183), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Joon Young Choi go to medical school?
Dr. Choi graduated from University of Rochester Medical Center in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Joon Young Choi prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Mupirocin and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Joon Young Choi received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,928 in general payments to Dr. Choi from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Merz North America, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joon Young Choi been practicing?
Dr. Choi graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Joon Young Choi do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Choi.
What insurance does Dr. Joon Young Choi accept?
Dr. Choi is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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