Kevin W. Choy, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Alhambra, CA
Kevin W. Choy, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Alhambra, California, and NPI 1174731285, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (California G73147, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin W. Choy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G73147 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1013 S Garfield Ave Ste B, Alhambra, CA 91801
- Phone
- (213) 626-8383
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G731470 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120509000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin W. Choy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G73147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,763 Medicare Part D claims for 1,099 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,577 claims
- Azelastine Hcl836 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol400 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine395 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate296 claims
- Moxifloxacin283 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $456.36
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Kevin W. Choy among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Kevin W. Choy, 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · 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.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lung Chang, MDAlhambra, CA 918011013935444
- Dik Cheung, M.D.Alhambra, CA 918011558372201
- Beelein Lin, M.D.Alhambra, CA 918011699712927
- Kunbee Chang, DVMAlhambra, CA 918031437801859
- Grace Liu, M.D.Alhambra, CA 918031316978083
- Peter Chen, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901326106253
- Nicole Fuerst, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901871835355
- David Fuerst, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901851376511
Common questions
What is Kevin W. Choy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin W. Choy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174731285, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin W. Choy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1013 S Garfield Ave Ste B, Alhambra, CA, 91801. Phone: (213) 626-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin W. Choy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G73147, 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 Kevin W. Choy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin W. Choy, M.D. had 5,763 Medicare Part D claims for 1,099 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin W. Choy, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.