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  3. Bung Joo Choi
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Bung Joo Choi, PA

NPI: 1851615371
Los Angeles, CA
10 years of data
Physician Assistant
$4.3M
Total Payments
10.8K
Beneficiaries
47.5K
Services
2.31x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.3M
Specialty median$22.5K

📋 Key Findings

1Billed $4.3M over 10 years
22.31x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Physician Assistant by payments
4Payments surged 256% in 2018
51 procedure with >3x markup
✓ No flags detected

🔎 Data Analysis

This provider's $4.3M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Physician Assistant providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 249% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

📈

Notable: Payments increased 256% in 2018

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

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

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$160.71$67.242.39x$93.47$174.3K1.9K570
2015$160.83$68.742.34x$92.09$162.0K1.9K556
2016$160.83$69.182.32x$91.65$66.9K754237
2017$183.00$75.912.41x$107.09$59.1K585129
2018$161.67$68.852.35x$92.82$210.2K2.0K574
2019$190.00$82.372.31x$107.63$606.5K6.6K1.6K
2020$190.68$85.942.22x$104.74$859.7K9.7K1.8K
2021$204.99$97.052.11x$107.94$825.7K9.0K1.8K
2022$190.75$87.562.18x$103.19$713.8K8.0K1.8K
2023$237.56$67.173.54x$170.39$608.8K7.1K1.8K

Top Procedures (10)

11043Removal of skin and/or muscle first 20 sq cm or less
$2.0M
11.7K services$172.95/svc2.09x markup
99308Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
$749.9K
14.6K services$51.45/svc2.92x markup
11042Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less
$660.1K
7.6K services$87.33/svc2.29x markup
17250Application of chemical agent to excessive wound tissue
$371.6K
5.8K services$64.01/svc2.34x markup
11046Removal of skin and/or muscle
$206.7K
3.9K services$53.53/svc2.26x markup
43762Replacement of stomach stoma tube accessed through skin
$172.0K
918 services$187.33/svc2.14x markup
99307Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day
$56.9K
1.8K services$31.87/svc2.67x markup
11045Removal of skin and tissue
$34.8K
1.2K services$30.11/svc1.79x markup
97597Removal of tissue from wounds per session
$9.1K
158 services$57.33/svc2.79x markup
49450Replacement of stomach or large bowel tube using fluoroscopic guidance with contrast⚠ 21.2x markup
$659.28
14 services$47.09/svc21.24x markup
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CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
11043Removal of skin and/or muscle first 20 sq cm or less11.7K$2.0M$172.952.09x
99308Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day14.6K$749.9K$51.452.92x
11042Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less7.6K$660.1K$87.332.29x
17250Application of chemical agent to excessive wound tissue5.8K$371.6K$64.012.34x
11046Removal of skin and/or muscle3.9K$206.7K$53.532.26x
43762Replacement of stomach stoma tube accessed through skin918$172.0K$187.332.14x
99307Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day1.8K$56.9K$31.872.67x
11045Removal of skin and tissue1.2K$34.8K$30.111.79x
97597Removal of tissue from wounds per session158$9.1K$57.332.79x
49450Replacement of stomach or large bowel tube using fluoroscopic guidance with contrast14$659.28$47.0921.24x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.31x

This provider submits charges 2.31 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.31x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $231. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

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Data Sources

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

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

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