James Choi, DO
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Kankakee, IL
James Choi, DO is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Kankakee, Illinois, and NPI 1063907947, issued on Jun 24, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036173244, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Choi
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 036173244 IL
5101023867 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 375 N Wall St Ste P410, Kankakee, IL 60901
- Phone
- (815) 933-3814
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251219000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036173244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
350 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa79 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta53 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere37 claims
- Spiriva Respimat21 claims
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Montelukast Sodium18 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: $1,171.79
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Riverside Health SystemWillmington, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Choi among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
James Choi, DO is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
All 617 in Illinois → Every provider in Kankakee → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raju Abraham, MDKankakee, IL 609011003830852
- Roselle Almeida, MDKankakee, IL 609011720243645
- Samrat Khanna, MDKankakee, IL 609011053629881
- Ahamed Kutty, M.D.Bourbonnais, IL 609141881624054
- Ismail Bobat, MDGibson City, IL 609361750310553
- Richard Kern, M.D.Evergreen Park, IL 608051053337758
- Evan McLeod, MDEvergreen Park, IL 608051760446330
- Abdullah Altayeh, M.D.Rockford, IL 611031831191584
Common questions
What is James Choi, DO's NPI number?
James Choi, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063907947, issued on Jun 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Choi, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 375 N Wall St Ste P410, Kankakee, IL, 60901. Phone: (815) 933-3814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Choi, DO's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036173244, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Choi, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Choi, DO had 350 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.