Dr. John Y. Choi, MD

  • Waldorf, MD
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1114981149PAC ID4385538818
Medicare services, 2024
26,740
Medicare patients, 2024
1,164
Part D claims, 2024
219
MIPS score, 2024
96
Industry payments
$142,330
Practice address
3460 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602
Practice phone
Call (301) 645-1523
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Primary practice

Chesapeake Retina Centers

Waldorf, Maryland

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Dr. John Y. Choi is an ophthalmologist in Waldorf, Maryland

Dr. Choi practices at Chesapeake Retina Centers in Waldorf, Maryland.

Dr. Choi's NPI, 1114981149, was assigned on April 14, 2006. Dr. Choi graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Choi holds Maryland license D66433.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4385538818
NPI enumeration date
April 14, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(301) 645-1523
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. John Y. Choi practices at Chesapeake Retina Centers in Waldorf, Maryland

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Chesapeake Retina Centers, at 3460 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602 in Charles County. The practice phone is (301) 645-1523.

  • Chesapeake Retina Centers
    3460 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602 · Charles CountyPhone(301) 645-1523

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

Dr. John Y. Choi is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Choi's primary practice is Chesapeake Retina Centers in Waldorf, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, 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. John Y. Choi's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chesapeake Retina CentersAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John Y. Choi is one of 471 ophthalmologists in Maryland

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: Maryland and Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, MarylandPrimaryLicense D66433 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Washington licenseLicense MD00046238

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Choi

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471ophthalmologists in Maryland
4ophthalmologists in Waldorf

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

Dr. John Y. Choi billed Medicare for 26,740 services in 2024

CMS data shows 26,740 Medicare services from Dr. Choi across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,164 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,564,618 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202426,740
Medicare patients1,164
Paid by Medicare$1.6M
Procedure codes17

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 12,2922024: 19,56559%
Tests and treatments
2023: 5,6652024: 5,8002%
Surgery
2023: 1,3082024: 1,2862%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 662024: 5418%
Imaging
2023: 312024: 3513%

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

  • Dr. Choi
  • Maryland median
Medicare services
26,740vs 1,38819.3 times
Medicare patients
1,164vs 62387% above
Part D claims
165vs 38057% below

Medians across 487 ophthalmologists in Maryland 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. John Y. Choi treated 1,164 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 478 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Choi's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,164
Average age76
Average risk score1.35
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Choi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Choi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women70661%
  • Men45839%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes48%
  4. Arthritis46%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Chronic kidney disease28%
  7. Anxiety18%
  8. Atrial fibrillation16%

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Dr. Choi's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. John Y. Choi wrote 219 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Choi wrote 219 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 165 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,519 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 148 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024219
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$5,519
Part D patients56

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

  • Generic159 claims73%
  • Brand-name60 claims27%

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: 1482024: 16511%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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. John Y. Choi scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Choi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Choi's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 96of 100Final score
  • 98of 100Quality
  • 92of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. John Y. Choi received $142,330 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Choi from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $140,875.

General payments to Dr. Choi by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Choi by kind, 2016 to 2025

$142.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$140,87599%
  • Food and beverage$1,2361%
  • Travel and lodging$2000%
  • Gifts$190%

Companies that paid Dr. Choi the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. John Y. Choi graduated from Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Choi graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1996.

  1. Medical schoolYale University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. John Y. 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John Y. Choi's NPI number?

Dr. John Y. Choi's NPI number is 1114981149. It was assigned on April 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John Y. Choi?

Dr. John Y. Choi is an ophthalmologist in Waldorf, Maryland. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. John Y. Choi practice?

Dr. Choi practices at 3460 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602. Dr. Choi's primary practice is Chesapeake Retina Centers in Waldorf, Maryland. Dmand AI also links Dr. Choi to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. John Y. Choi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Choi is (301) 645-1523.

What is Dr. John Y. Choi's medical license number?

Dr. Choi holds Maryland license D66433, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. John Y. Choi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Choi in Maryland and Washington.

Does Dr. John Y. Choi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Choi billed Medicare for 26,740 services in 2024, and Dr. Choi accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. John Y. Choi's MIPS score?

Dr. Choi's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Y. Choi see?

CMS counts 1,164 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Choi in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. John Y. Choi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Choi's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92014) and surgery: eye (67028).

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Where did Dr. John Y. Choi go to medical school?

Dr. Choi graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. John Y. Choi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Choi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $142,330 in general payments to Dr. Choi from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Globus Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. John Y. Choi been practicing?

Dr. Choi graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

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