In Kyu Choi
Family Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA
In Kyu Choi is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1578908521, issued on May 3, 2013. Check the license (California 132466, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- In Kyu Choi
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 132466 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12470 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602
- Phone
- (800) 823-4040
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150814013582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12470 Whittier Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify In Kyu Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 132466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,586 Medicare Part D claims for 1,838 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium458 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium257 claims
- Lisinopril242 claims
- Losartan Potassium174 claims
- Metformin Hcl159 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWhittier, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
In Kyu Choi among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
In Kyu Choi 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 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
87 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier
They are 87 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is In Kyu Choi's NPI number?
In Kyu Choi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578908521, issued on May 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is In Kyu Choi located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12470 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (800) 823-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify In Kyu Choi's license?
NPPES lists California license number 132466, 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 In Kyu Choi prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, In Kyu Choi had 4,586 Medicare Part D claims for 1,838 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.