Dr. James Choi, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Choi
Dr. James Choi is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Choi performed 1,228 Medicare services across 916 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Choi received a total of $181,714 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 779 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 319 | $91 | $323 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 116 | $62 | $238 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 112 | $40 | $66 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 101 | $11 | $65 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 94 | $9 | $131 |
| Coronary stent placement | 57 | $381 | $1,876 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 45 | $149 | $734 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 43 | $153 | $882 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $117 | $500 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 41 | $41 | $241 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 41 | $19 | $222 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 41 | $181 | $781 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 39 | $132 | $670 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 29 | $49 | $298 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 28 | $348 | $1,249 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 28 | $52 | $268 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 26 | $174 | $622 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 25 | $389 | $2,102 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (38%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
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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. Choi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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