Valerie Elaine Choy, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Valerie Elaine Choy, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1528011822, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (California A70619, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Elaine Choy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A70619 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA 93906
- Phone
- (831) 769-8640
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 769-8632
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050511000974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Constitution Blvd
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Verify Valerie Elaine Choy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,354 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium466 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate349 claims
- Metformin Hcl269 claims
- Omeprazole242 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium191 claims
- Lisinopril168 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF MontereySalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Elaine Choy among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Valerie Elaine Choy, MD 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Valerie Elaine Choy, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Elaine Choy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528011822, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Elaine Choy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 769-8640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Elaine Choy, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A70619, 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 Valerie Elaine Choy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Elaine Choy, MD had 4,354 Medicare Part D claims for 399 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.