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Edwin Choi, MD

NPI: 1245273820
Los Angeles, CA
10 years of data
Family Practice
$1.8M
Total Payments
6.9K
Beneficiaries
71.6K
Services
58.51x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$1.8M
Specialty median$55.2K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $1.8M over 10 years
258.51x markup ratio (above median)
3Risk score: 80 โ€” flagged for review
499th percentile in Family Practice by payments
59 procedures with >3x markup

โš ๏ธ Flagged for Review

Risk Score: 80
  • 61x specialty median spending
  • Markup 58.5x (specialty median: 3.2x)
  • 27x specialty median beneficiaries
  • 150x specialty median services
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Statistical flag only โ€” not an accusation of fraud

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $1.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Family Practice providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 58.51x is significantly above the specialty median of 2.8x.

This provider has been statistically flagged with a risk score of 80/100. Statistical flags are not accusations of fraud.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$68.14$25.792.64x$42.35$112.3K4.4K554
2015$55.75$25.792.16x$29.96$134.4K5.2K663
2016$88.15$25.793.42x$62.36$109.7K4.3K541
2017$74.17$25.792.88x$48.38$120.3K4.7K593
2018$83.39$25.793.23x$57.60$139.8K5.4K690
2019$89.75$25.793.48x$63.96$131.5K5.1K648
2020$59.68$25.792.31x$33.89$152.0K5.9K750
2021$69.08$25.792.68x$43.29$160.3K6.2K791
2022$56.89$25.792.21x$31.10$185.1K7.2K913
2023$86.84$25.793.37x$61.05$158.6K6.2K782

Top Procedures (10)

99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 minโš  3.4x markup
$481.8K
18.7K services$25.79/svc3.38x markup
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 minโš  4.9x markup
$146.3K
5.7K services$25.79/svc4.89x markup
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 minโš  4.7x markup
$106.2K
4.1K services$25.79/svc4.70x markup
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexity
$41.4K
1.6K services$25.78/svc2.17x markup
99223Initial hospital care, high complexityโš  5.3x markup
$58.7K
2.3K services$25.79/svc5.31x markup
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visitโš  5.5x markup
$123.2K
4.8K services$25.79/svc5.55x markup
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 minโš  5.8x markup
$46.7K
1.8K services$25.79/svc5.84x markup
93000Electrocardiogram, completeโš  3.3x markup
$50.7K
2.0K services$25.79/svc3.30x markup
36415Venipunctureโš  5.4x markup
$82.1K
3.2K services$25.79/svc5.42x markup
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IMโš  5.6x markup
$48.2K
1.9K services$25.78/svc5.58x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 min18.7K$481.8K$25.793.38x
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 min5.7K$146.3K$25.794.89x
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 min4.1K$106.2K$25.794.70x
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexity1.6K$41.4K$25.782.17x
99223Initial hospital care, high complexity2.3K$58.7K$25.795.31x
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visit4.8K$123.2K$25.795.55x
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 min1.8K$46.7K$25.795.84x
93000Electrocardiogram, complete2.0K$50.7K$25.793.30x
36415Venipuncture3.2K$82.1K$25.795.42x
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IM1.9K$48.2K$25.785.58x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

58.51x

This provider submits charges 58.51 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 58.51x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $5851. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

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Data Sources

  • โ€ข Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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