NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kukbin Choi, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Columbus, OH

Kukbin Choi, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1073110078, issued on Oct 3, 2020. Check the license (Ohio 35.148593, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073110078
Name
Kukbin Choi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
35.148593 OH
30689 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
(614) 293-5502
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2023
Fax
(614) 293-7221
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230807000668); accepts Medicare assignment
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 410 W 10TH Ave

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

  1. Saaid Abdel-Ghani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1598926529
  2. Mahmoud Abdelwahab, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1932550175
  3. Erik Abel, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972943884
  4. Nour Abou Assalie, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1316371891
  5. Chathur Acharya, MDGastroenterology Physician1962630731
  6. Cara Ackerman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134463003

Verify Kukbin Choi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $943.16

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kukbin Choi$943.16
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Osu Surgery, LLCColumbus, OH

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

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Ohio

There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio

  1. Mohamed Abdel Halim Mohamed, M.D., PHD.Cleveland, OH1558664706
  2. Halah Abdulameer, M.DCanton, OH1790048460
  3. Jonathan AboagyeCleveland, OH1306258264
  4. Yasir Abu-Omar, MD PHDCleveland, OH1346872181
  5. Robert Adams, M.D.Cincinnati, OH1447207436
  6. Joshua Ahier, M.D.Dayton, OH1841610987
  7. Munir Ahmad, M.D.Cleveland, OH1396107991
  8. Usman Ahmad, MDCleveland, OH1013171628
  9. Hosam Ahmed, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH1588472732
  10. Rami Akhrass, M.D.Cleveland, OH1396707105

Common questions

What is Kukbin Choi, MD's NPI number?

Kukbin Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073110078, issued on Oct 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kukbin Choi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 293-5502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kukbin Choi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.148593, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Kukbin Choi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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