Dr. Walter Choung, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Choung
Dr. Walter Choung is an orthopedic surgery in Beverly Hills, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Choung performed 23,319 Medicare services across 4,357 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Choung received a total of $607 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 23 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Choung is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (Synvisc) | 13,328 | $7 | $24 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 1,845 | $49 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,497 | $67 | $185 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 1,166 | $6 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 990 | $94 | $270 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 838 | $26 | $86 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 648 | $30 | $85 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 470 | $26 | $60 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 360 | $35 | $130 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 283 | $137 | $365 |
| X-ray of hand, 2 views | 206 | $24 | $70 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 178 | $24 | $60 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 142 | $41 | $90 |
| X-ray of foot, 2 views | 132 | $21 | $60 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 124 | $30 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 116 | $82 | $270 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 108 | $40 | $120 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 86 | $43 | $115 |
| X-ray of ankle, 2 views | 73 | $24 | $75 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 66 | $103 | $350 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 59 | $39 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 55 | $116 | $415 |
| X-ray of both hips, 2 views | 51 | $29 | $120 |
| Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff | 48 | $691 | $2,474 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 48 | $274 | $1,979 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 48 | $140 | $495 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 46 | $22 | $60 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 39 | $30 | $100 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 38 | $18 | $100 |
| Total hip replacement | 30 | $1,043 | $4,000 |
| Total knee replacement | 29 | $1,078 | $4,276 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 29 | $70 | $120 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 29 | $168 | $525 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 20 | $22 | $75 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 19 | $1,172 | $4,000 |
| X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | 18 | $23 | $80 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 15 | $327 | $1,126 |
| Release of nerve using operating microscope | 15 | $144 | $493 |
| Repair of knee joint with drilling and or scraping of joint using an endoscope | 14 | $536 | $1,744 |
| Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | 13 | $127 | $1,476 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
9.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Choung is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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