NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Young Me Choi, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Leandro, CA

Young Me Choi, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Leandro, California, and NPI 1871671628, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California 20A7056, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871671628
Name
Young Me Choi
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
20A7056 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone
(510) 454-1000
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00AX70560 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050609000528); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1996
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 2500 Merced St

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

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  2. Scott Abramson, M.D.Neurology Physician1891873667
  3. Jayaprada Achanta, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053463851
  4. Kristi Adachi, PHARMDPharmacist1396456737
  5. Mary Grace Aguayo, CRTCertified Respiratory Therapist1467923730
  6. Jatinder AhluwaliaPharmacist1508391483

Verify Young Me Choi 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,805 Medicare Part D claims for 1,285 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 443 claims were for opioids.

  1. Young Choi8,805
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium605 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium404 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate331 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen258 claims
  5. Lisinopril248 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide237 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncSan Leandro, CA

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

Young Me Choi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Young Me Choi, D.O. 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 updated2021 · 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).

62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Leandro

They are 62 of the 4,976 NPPES records with a practice address in San Leandro, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abhijan Banerjee, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771548292113
  2. Leo Chi, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771467530220
  3. Christian Dang, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771417986753
  4. Louis Edelson, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771356429120
  5. Mei Kung, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771407939465
  6. Sandeep Lal, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771558448340
  7. Evelyn Nakagawa, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771023077294
  8. Kiran Nandamuri, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771114901667

Common questions

What is Young Me Choi, D.O.'s NPI number?

Young Me Choi, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871671628, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Young Me Choi, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA, 94577. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Young Me Choi, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A7056, 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 Young Me Choi, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Young Me Choi, D.O. had 8,805 Medicare Part D claims for 1,285 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.