Dr. Joon Young Y. Choi, MD

Dr. Choi practices at County of Los Angeles Auditor Controller in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Choi's NPI, 1629519889, was assigned on March 20, 2017. Dr. Choi graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Choi holds California license A158552.

Dr. Choi's primary practice is County of Los Angeles Auditor Controller, at 12021 Wilmington Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 668-4501.

Dr. Choi's primary practice is County of Los Angeles Auditor Controller in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Choi is also affiliated with Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 3 more 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, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Choi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Choi is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Choi is licensed in California.

CMS data shows 108 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 78 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,764 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 78 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 41 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.87, 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 60, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 150 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 35% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 77 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $68,469 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 35 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Choi for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Choi as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 277 papers to Dr. Choi, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 32. The most frequent topics are Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Radiopharmaceuticals and Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography. Dr. Choi has published most often in Sci Rep. Dr. Choi's most frequent co-authors are Jin Ahn, DO, Jae K. Oh, MD and Jung E. Kim, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Choi from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $125.

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

Dr. Choi is in network with 12 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.