Dr. Joshua Hyosung Choo, MD

Dr. Choo practices at Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Veterans Health Administration.

Dr. Choo's NPI, 1548590631, was assigned on January 12, 2010. Dr. Choo graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Choo holds Kentucky license 46065.

Dr. Choo's primary practice is Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (502) 287-4000.

Dr. Choo's primary practice is Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Choo is also affiliated with Norton Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choo to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Choo practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Choo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Choo is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 63 Medicare services from Dr. Choo across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 64 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,709 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.76, 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. Choo's median patient age at 66, with 48% women.

In 2018, Dr. Choo wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $162 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Choo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Choo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 65 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Choo, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 28 papers to Dr. Choo, published from 2015 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 6. Dr. Choo has published most often in Eplasty. Dr. Choo's most frequent co-authors are Bradon J. Wilhelmi, MD, Milind Dilip Kachare, MD and Bradley John Vivace, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 76 general payments to Dr. Choo from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $581.

Dr. Choo graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 2006.