NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD

Surgery Physician · Detroit, MI

Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1598860058, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301097512, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598860058
Name
Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
4301097512 MI
RT1117 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4100 John R St, Detroit, MI 48201
Phone
(800) 527-6266
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(313) 576-8699
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110211000742); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2002
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 4100 John R St

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

  1. Barbara Adam, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1881918357
  2. Zahra Ahmad, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1902218175
  3. Morhaf Al Achkar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851555866
  4. Mohammed Al Hallak, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1205088556
  5. Lubina Arjyal, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1346761855
  6. Midhat Asfar, DDS, MSDProsthodontics1891222816

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

163 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Lydia Choi-Kim163
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole90 claims
  2. Tamoxifen Citrate40 claims
  3. Letrozole11 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: $1,224.99

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lydia Choi-Kim$1,224.99
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. University Physician GroupFarmington Hills, MI

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

Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan

Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Michigan

There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jugpal Arneja, MDDetroit, MI 482011184661787
  2. Alfred Baylor, MDDetroit, MI 482011164490397
  3. David Bouwman, MDDetroit, MI 482011376581439
  4. Ruben Gomez, MD PHDDetroit, MI 482011619938891
  5. Scott Gruber, MD, PHDDetroit, MI 482011790722213
  6. Eti Gursel, MDDetroit, MI 482011598702425
  7. Mary Kosir, MDDetroit, MI 482011508803594
  8. Anna Ledgerwood, MDDetroit, MI 482011083651640

Common questions

What is Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD's NPI number?

Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598860058, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 John R St, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (800) 527-6266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301097512, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lydia Woo Young Choi-Kim, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.