NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin B. Choi, MD

Urology Physician · New York, NY

Benjamin B. Choi, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1528101607, issued on Feb 15, 2007. Check the license (New York 202976, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528101607
Name
Benjamin B. Choi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
202976 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
242 East 72ND Street, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 535-5888
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 535-0961
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000583); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

2,178 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Benjamin Choi2,178
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Finasteride639 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl480 claims
  3. Silodosin238 claims
  4. Myrbetriq185 claims
  5. Cefpodoxime Proxetil102 claims
  6. Tadalafil79 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $290.52

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Choi$290.52
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Benjamin B. Choi among 1,091 urology physician records in New York

Benjamin B. Choi, MD is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in New York

There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bernard Bochner, MDNew York, NY 100211558347161
  2. Sherri Donat, MDNew York, NY 100211720064330
  3. James Eastham, MDNew York, NY 100211447236054
  4. Bertrand Guillonneau, MDNew York, NY 100211053397661
  5. Harry Herr, MDNew York, NY 100211124004734
  6. Jay Motola, MDNew York, NY 100211174509814
  7. John Mulhall, MDNew York, NY 100211205813623
  8. Paul Russo, MDNew York, NY 100211720065105

Common questions

What is Benjamin B. Choi, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin B. Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528101607, issued on Feb 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin B. Choi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 242 East 72ND Street, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 535-5888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin B. Choi, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 202976, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin B. Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin B. Choi, MD had 2,178 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.