Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Francisco, CA
Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1316566094, issued on Apr 13, 2020. Check the license (California 59439, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Choi
- Credential
- MMS, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 59439 CA
PA7968 MA
029618 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Daniel Burnham CT Ste 350C, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Phone
- (415) 771-6300
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 771-6303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250930003976); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Dental Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Daniel Burnham CT Ste 350C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 59439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide39 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate32 claims
- Ketoconazole29 claims
- Mupirocin19 claims
- Ammonium Lactate17 claims
- Fluocinonide12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,045.46
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Berman Skin Institute Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA
- Bobby Buka, M.D., P.C.New York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C's NPI number?
Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316566094, issued on Apr 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Daniel Burnham CT Ste 350C, San Francisco, CA, 94109. Phone: (415) 771-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 59439, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Choi, MMS, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.
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.