Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Gretna, LA
Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gretna, Louisiana, and NPI 1932169141, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.200082, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ella Unkyong Choe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD.200082 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, LA 70056
- Phone
- (504) 391-5046
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1050857 LA
09928251 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060223000294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ella Unkyong Choe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.200082Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
287 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone18 claims
- Furosemide13 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Belle Chasse Physician Services LLCTerrytown, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ella Unkyong Choe among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D. is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
All 340 in Louisiana → Every provider in Gretna → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdolazim Akhondzadeh, MDGretna, LA 700561932387487
- Sarath Battula, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561023086287
- Jean Desse, M.DGretna, LA 700561770536229
- Alberto Lopez, M.D.Gretna, LA 700561407046949
- Rachana Marathi, MDTerrytown, LA 700561073800819
- Paul Triche, APRNTerrytown, LA 700561699299818
- Dustin Abadco, MDKenner, LA 700651518252220
- Kyler Fisk, PA-CKenner, LA 700651003780446
Common questions
What is Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932169141, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna, LA, 70056. Phone: (504) 391-5046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.200082, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ella Unkyong Choe, M.D. had 287 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.