Taewoong Choi, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Durham, NC
Taewoong Choi, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1558598680, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00624, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taewoong Choi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 2017-00624 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Pratt St Ste 9000, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 613-5161
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (919) 668-1091
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170921003379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taewoong Choi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
399 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lenalidomide90 claims
- Revlimid32 claims
- Ninlaro28 claims
- Pomalyst22 claims
- Acyclovir21 claims
- Levofloxacin15 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: $74,999.51
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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 one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taewoong Choi among 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina
Taewoong Choi, MD is one of 431 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 302 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RH0003X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 431 hematology & oncology physician records in North Carolina.
All 431 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abed Aljamal, MDDurham, NC 277051275196578
- Harvey Cohen, M.D.Durham, NC 277051861580417
- Nicholas Devito, M.D.Durham, NC 277051962758060
- Daphne Friedman, M.D.Durham, NC 277051356515043
- Tanya Helms, PA-CDurham, NC 277051376627430
- Sanghee Hong, MDDurham, NC 277051679991756
- Vanessa Johnson, M.D., M.P.H.Durham, NC 277051326047549
- Michael Kelley, MDDurham, NC 277051316048408
Common questions
What is Taewoong Choi, MD's NPI number?
Taewoong Choi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558598680, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taewoong Choi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Pratt St Ste 9000, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 613-5161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taewoong Choi, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00624, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taewoong Choi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taewoong Choi, MD had 399 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.