NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester Choi, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Long Beach, CA

Chester Choi, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1730197344, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (California G27260, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730197344
Name
Chester Choi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
G27260 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone
(562) 491-9352
Enumerated
Aug 3, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 491-9146
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070907000422); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1973
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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Also registered at 1050 Linden Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elijah AbdelmeseehHospitalist Physician1346827631
  2. Kasra Afzali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154070811
  3. Thulfiqar Aljashamy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538746573
  4. Christopher Allahverdian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992382949
  5. Alexis Amonic, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427686476
  6. Sten Andersen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104575844

Verify Chester Choi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chester Choi20
  2. Specialty average689

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dignity HealthLong Beach, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chester Choi among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Chester Choi, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marcia Alcouloumre Senteno, MDLong Beach, CA 908131770502650
  2. Jerome De Vente, MDLong Beach, CA 908131548208242
  3. Caroline Koan, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131205298767
  4. Benjamin Montoya, MDLong Beach, CA 908131588701619
  5. Rithika Ramakrishnan, MDLong Beach, CA 908131316476484
  6. Gunter Rieg, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131528096138
  7. Stefan Schneider, MDLong Beach, CA 908131104849108
  8. Henry Su, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131902033913

Common questions

What is Chester Choi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chester Choi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730197344, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester Choi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 491-9352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester Choi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G27260, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chester Choi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chester Choi, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chester Choi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.