What is James Choo's specialty?

James Choo (NPI 1396935227) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Pain Management in Knoxville, TN.

Where does James Choo practice?

James Choo practices in Knoxville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396935227.

How much does Medicare pay James Choo?

James Choo (NPI 1396935227) received approximately $245K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 645 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396935227

James ChooMD

Interventional Pain ManagementKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,535

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,950

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$220K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 22 Interventional Pain Management providers in TN — above median (cohort median 2,767).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

128

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$102K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

91.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Onabotulinumtoxina74 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen22 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen21 claims

Gabapentin11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.4

Quality

90.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.90%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$438

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$438

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Choo's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 18 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pcet Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Knoxville, TN	326	1,178
Kari Newport Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Knoxville, TN	257	859
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	53	117
JONES, THEODORE	51	176
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	44	95
James Mccoy Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	41	116
Amy Patterson Nurse Practitioner · Lenoir City, TN	36	97
Brandy Bledsoe Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	33	85
Susan Daffron Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	31	66
Kathryn Kuerschen Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Oak Ridge, TN	25	52
Joel Norman Neurosurgery · Knoxville, TN	18	28
Daryl Harp Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	17	38

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pcet Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Knoxville, TN	211	540
Kari Newport Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Knoxville, TN	173	413
BROWDER, JOE	104	345
JONES, THEODORE	57	149
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	55	117
Tori Mcleod Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Oak Ridge, TN	54	130
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	49	112
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Knoxville, TN	48	139
Kendra Bellamy Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	45	156
Bonnie Norman Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN	44	116
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER	41	88
BREEDEN, KIMBERLY	40	145

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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