Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Justin Choi, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
450 CLARKSON AVE # MSC40, Brooklyn, NY 11203
7182701981
Registered in NPPES since 2010
NPI: 1306167622 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Choi

Dr. Justin Choi is a vascular surgery physician in Brooklyn, NY, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Choi performed 247 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Choi received a total of $13,085 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 119 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Choi is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 16 years of NPI registration ▲ 247 Medicare services $13,085 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
247
Medicare services
Bottom 17% in NY for vascular surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$80
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
190 $72 $230
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
27 $89 $253
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
16 $120 $444
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
14 $123 $420
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$13,085
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,869/year across 7 years
Top 28% in NY for vascular surgery physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
21
Companies
119
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$644
2023
$798
2022
$1,723
2021
$1,279
2020
$5,523
2019
$2,658
2018
$460

Payments by company (2024)

Inari Medical, Inc.
$441
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$115
Boston Scientific Corporation
$84
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 99.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$4,131
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$2,929
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$1,756
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,259
Cook Medical LLC
$556
Boston Scientific Corporation
$494
Medtronic, Inc.
$486
Bolton Medical Inc
$261
Abbott Laboratories
$148
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$145
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$144
PolarityTE, Inc.
$133
UCB, Inc.
$125
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$115
TELA Bio, Inc.
$107
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$101
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$74
Terumo Medical Corporation
$70
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$30
BioTissue Holdings, Inc.
$16
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 67.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABRE · ANGIOJET · BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Catheters · ELUVIA · ENDURANT IIS · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE .014 Guidewire · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · Endurant · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL BPH · GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · HawkOne · IGT_D Peripheral · Lunderquist · NEOX · Navicross · Ovitex · PROPATEN Vascular Graft · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Progel Applicator Spray Tips · REGRANEX · Relay Plus · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SkinTE · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · Valiant Captivia · Valiant Navion · Vascular Graft · Vascular Lithotripsy · WALLSTENT · ZENITH · ZENITH ALPHA · ZILVER PTX · Zenith
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Vascular surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
237
County median income
$78,548
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Choi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 16 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Choi experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Choi performed 190 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Choi receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Choi received a total of $13,085 from 21 companies across 119 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Choi's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Brooklyn?
Dr. Choi's average Medicare payment per service is $80. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Choi) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →