Joanne Choi, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · San Francisco, CA
Joanne Choi, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1063041838, issued on Apr 3, 2020. Check the license (California A204259, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne Choi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- A204259 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 310, San Francisco, CA 94102
- Phone
- (415) 421-8667
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Helena Cheng, ODOptometrist1982713616
- Sandeep Kaur, O.D.Optometrist1487956025
- Margaret Liu, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1033384748
- Lee Schwartz, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1174525851
Verify Joanne Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A204259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
756 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate213 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine113 claims
- Latanoprost74 claims
- Moxifloxacin67 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol44 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 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: $420.27
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- San Francisco Eye Institute IncSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California
There are 46 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.
Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California
- Rakhi Ammar, MDLa Jolla, CA1285138503
- Patricia Bainter, MDLa Jolla, CA1487737847
- Brandon Bates, MDOrange, CA1376288274
- Carla BerkowitzSan Diego, CA1578928669
- Clemence Bonnet, MD, PHDLos Angeles, CA1861256547
- Shyamanga Borooah, MDSan Diego, CA1275165102
- Clement Cheng, MDStanford, CA1629065826
- Daniel Choi, MDWest Hills, CA1679078216
- Michael Choi, M.D.Buena Park, CA1871912279
- Adam Dao, MDSan Diego, CA1770870446
Common questions
What is Joanne Choi, MD's NPI number?
Joanne Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063041838, issued on Apr 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne Choi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 310, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Phone: (415) 421-8667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne Choi, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A204259, 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 Joanne Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne Choi, MD had 756 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.