Walter Choung, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Beverly Hills, FL
Walter Choung, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Beverly Hills, Florida, and NPI 1740232917, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0066779, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Choung
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME0066779 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2155 W Mustang Blvd, Beverly Hills, FL 34465
- Phone
- (352) 746-5707
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2155 W Mustang Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dominique Dushuttle, MSPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1538260302
- Margaret Enstrom, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1124239165
- Jerome Hansen, PASurgical Physician Assistant1245548825
- Peter Morris, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1629324298
- Nicole Sioson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1467160275
Verify Walter Choung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0066779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,630 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 541 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam544 claims
- Gabapentin298 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen217 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen168 claims
- Tramadol Hcl130 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim60 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 63.6 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: $48.23
2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Nature Coast Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Clinic, PABeverly Hills, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,507 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
- Richard Abdo, MDClearwater, FL1063472108
- Obafunto Abimbola, MD, MPHLakeland, FL1891139945
- Roby Abraham, MDPlantation, FL1609215698
- Michael Abrahams, MDPlantation, FL1417069048
- Charles Abrahamsen, M.D.Bay Pines, FL1134101298
- Samuel AbumoussaDoral, FL1831628049
- Jorge Acevedo, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1710969225
- James Acker, MDOrmond Beach, FL1972653434
- Michael Adams, MDJacksonville, FL1346270881
- Obinna Adigweme, M.D.Davenport, FL1356636591
Common questions
What is Walter Choung, MD's NPI number?
Walter Choung, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740232917, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Choung, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2155 W Mustang Blvd, Beverly Hills, FL, 34465. Phone: (352) 746-5707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Choung, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0066779, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Choung, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Choung, MD had 1,630 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Choung, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.