NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Choi, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Fullerton, CA

Sara Choi, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1346876349, issued on Mar 21, 2020. Check the license (California 20A19511, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1346876349
Name
Sara Choi
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
20A19511 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
Phone
(714) 992-3969
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230825001905); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2020
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 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr

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

  1. Daniel Abbott, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1518907864
  2. Nelson Aguinaga, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043909609
  3. Jonathon Ahn, MDAnesthesiology Physician1053803882
  4. Sora Ahn, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1730026493
  5. Sherry Ansari, DPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1467972992
  6. Tandeep Bains, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1568958114

Verify Sara Choi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

414 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Choi414
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass35 claims
  2. Cefuroxime27 claims
  3. Prednisone27 claims
  4. Azithromycin19 claims
  5. Cefpodoxime Proxetil19 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate19 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: $20.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Choi$20.18
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA

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

Sara Choi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Sara Choi, DO is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2020, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fullerton

They are 44 of the 5,437 NPPES records with a practice address in Fullerton, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajiv Bhavsar, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351477550648
  2. Bradley Borsari, MDFullerton, CA 928351104826619
  3. Eugene BostonFullerton, CA 928351023019965
  4. Ruben Cabral, MDFullerton, CA 928351568458008
  5. Friedhelm Cordes, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351588650931
  6. Robert Francis, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351366439804
  7. Leo Garcia, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351831185792
  8. Pius Kim, M.D.Fullerton, CA 928351003863317

Common questions

What is Sara Choi, DO's NPI number?

Sara Choi, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346876349, issued on Mar 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Choi, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 992-3969. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Choi, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A19511, 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 Sara Choi, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Choi, DO had 414 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.