Hichang J. Choi, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Alamitos, CA
Hichang J. Choi, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1245308238, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California A75490, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hichang J. Choi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A75490 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4336 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 799-6000
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 799-6001
- Medicaid ID
- 00A754900 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051101000202); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hichang J. Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,538 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium440 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
- Losartan Potassium209 claims
- Metformin Hcl177 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide163 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium131 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: $288.17
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Hichang J. Choi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Hichang J. Choi, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Alamitos
They are 40 of the 1,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Alamitos, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Hichang J. Choi, MD's NPI number?
Hichang J. Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245308238, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hichang J. Choi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4336 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 799-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hichang J. Choi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A75490, 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 Hichang J. Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hichang J. Choi, MD had 4,538 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.