NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Shin Choi

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA

Daniel Shin Choi is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1902434301, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (California 185722, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1902434301
Name
Daniel Shin Choi
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
185722 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 222-2345
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250725001419); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1000 W Carson St

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

  1. Arjan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982309290
  2. Brenda Abarca, MDPsychiatry Physician1407485527
  3. Maleeha AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275203499
  4. Saamirah Abdul-MuminCommunity Health Worker1144683947
  5. Maria Elena AbedesAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1184360992
  6. Hoda Abou-Ziab, PSYDClinical Psychologist1649618125

Verify Daniel Shin 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Daniel Choi19
  2. Specialty average346

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: $2,350.47

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Choi$2,350
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St Paul Place Specialists, Inc.Baltimore, MD

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

Daniel Shin Choi among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Daniel Shin Choi is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Valerie Carbajal, MDTorrance, CA 905021275152209
  2. Michael Kody, MDTorrance, CA 905021619504933
  3. Abraham Lin, MDTorrance, CA 905021861686172
  4. Matthew Muffly, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021700147311
  5. Norman Nakata, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021467482547
  6. Kenneth NwosuTorrance, CA 905021548543853
  7. Andrea Snow, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021205020203
  8. Frank Yuan, MDTorrance, CA 905021184248957

Common questions

What is Daniel Shin Choi's NPI number?

Daniel Shin Choi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902434301, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Shin Choi located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Shin Choi's license?

NPPES lists California license number 185722, 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 Daniel Shin Choi prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Shin Choi had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.