NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hyong Sok Choe, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Anaheim, CA

Hyong Sok Choe, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1174500391, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (California A062872, 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
1174500391
Name
Hyong Sok Choe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A062872 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 W Romneya Dr, Anaheim, CA 92801
Phone
(714) 491-7000
Enumerated
Dec 29, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040713000909); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1993
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 1801 W Romneya Dr

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

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  3. Rakesh Bhola, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1518937754
  4. Teresa Carpenter, APNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1740232420
  5. Charng Chong, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1922036052
  6. Hsing Chung, M.D.Specialist1891723946

Verify Hyong Sok Choe 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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65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,505 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Hyong Choe2,505
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost814 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate472 claims
  3. Cyclosporine300 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol268 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate170 claims
  6. Timolol Maleate155 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Hyong Sok Choe among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Hyong Sok Choe, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arpitha Charlu, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011427266121
  2. Mohammad Neal, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011811057821
  3. Nelson Noguchi, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011770685752
  4. Steven Schmidt, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011164491239
  5. Theodore Tran, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928011710072442
  6. Robert Everakes, MDAnaheim, CA 928041083631949
  7. Lydia Banuelos, MDAnaheim, CA 928051518939354
  8. Ahsan Khan, MDAnaheim, CA 928071861563827

Common questions

What is Hyong Sok Choe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hyong Sok Choe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174500391, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hyong Sok Choe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W Romneya Dr, Anaheim, CA, 92801. Phone: (714) 491-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hyong Sok Choe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A062872, 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 Hyong Sok Choe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hyong Sok Choe, M.D. had 2,505 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.