NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edwin H. Choi, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Edwin H. Choi, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1245273820, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (California A54943, 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
1245273820
Name
Edwin H. Choi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A54943 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
866 S Westmoreland Ave Ste 101, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone
(800) 821-5675
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2024
Fax
(213) 315-5195
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000378); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 866 S Westmoreland Ave Ste 101

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

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Verify Edwin H. 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,795 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edwin Choi12,795
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium941 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate548 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium445 claims
  4. Vascepa359 claims
  5. Jardiance354 claims
  6. Celecoxib333 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: $274.58

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edwin Choi$274.58
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Edwin H. Choi among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Edwin H. Choi, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Siri ChirumamillaLos Angeles, CA 900051245734953
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  4. Hun Kang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051982645438
  5. Hyun Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051790728624
  6. Gwang Kim, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051972792273
  7. Brian Mirazic, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051215099320
  8. Loghman Abdian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900061356554802

Common questions

What is Edwin H. Choi, MD's NPI number?

Edwin H. Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245273820, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edwin H. Choi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 866 S Westmoreland Ave Ste 101, Los Angeles, CA, 90005. Phone: (800) 821-5675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edwin H. Choi, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A54943, 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 Edwin H. Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edwin H. Choi, MD had 12,795 Medicare Part D claims for 656 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.