NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sung M. Choe, M.D.

Pediatric Urology Physician · West Covina, CA

Sung M. Choe, M.D. is a pediatric urology physician with a practice address in West Covina, California, and NPI 1326041427, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (California G60484, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326041427
Name
Sung M. Choe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Urology Physician 2088P0231X
License number
G60484 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 E Merced Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
Phone
(626) 918-1881
Enumerated
May 23, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(626) 918-3618
Medicaid IDs
00G604840 CA
00G604841 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040114000687); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 421 E Merced Ave

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

  1. John Lee, M.D.Urology Physician1568648608
  2. Gary Walker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1962563585

Verify Sung M. Choe 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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4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatric urology physician in 2024

1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 271 among the 91 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sung Choe1,089
  2. Specialty average271

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro182 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim146 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl133 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl125 claims
  5. Levofloxacin125 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl84 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score81.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,325.47

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 264 providers of this specialty with any payment received $737.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sung Choe$1,325.47
  2. Specialty average$737.56

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. Covina Valley Urologic Medical Group, Inc.West Covina, CA

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

Sung M. Choe among 46 pediatric urology physician records in California

Sung M. Choe, M.D. is one of 46 pediatric urology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2088P0231X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Urology Physician providers in California

There are 46 pediatric urology physician records in California.

The 8 pediatric urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madhu Alagiri, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231619083961
  2. George Chiang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231093773954
  3. Nicholas Holmes, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231124000211
  4. Sarah Marietti Shepherd, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231801094115
  5. Kelly Swords, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA 921231316101256
  6. Paul Campbell, D.O.San Diego, CA 921341003255936
  7. Joshua Chamberlin, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923541861759102
  8. Catherine Chen, MDLoma Linda, CA 923541124373329

Common questions

What is Sung M. Choe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sung M. Choe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326041427, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sung M. Choe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 E Merced Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790. Phone: (626) 918-1881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sung M. Choe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G60484, 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 Sung M. Choe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sung M. Choe, M.D. had 1,089 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; the average among pediatric urology physician prescribers was 271. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sung M. Choe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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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