Winward Choy, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Winward Choy, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1174056485, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (California A161659, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winward Choy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- A161659 CA
72013 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-7900
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 967-8914
- Medicaid ID
- 186969 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250912002733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Winward Choy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161659Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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: $3,385.43
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Winward Choy among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Winward Choy, M.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ray Chu, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481285603860
- Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481215962279
- Martin Cooper, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481669415071
- Moise Danielpour, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481881655116
- John Johnson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481881628352
- Wesley King, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481649205394
Common questions
What is Winward Choy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Winward Choy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174056485, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winward Choy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winward Choy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A161659, 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 Winward Choy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winward Choy, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.