What is Kenneth Choi's specialty?

Kenneth Choi (NPI 1619098571) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Merrillville, IN.

Where does Kenneth Choi practice?

Kenneth Choi practices in Merrillville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1619098571.

How much does Medicare pay Kenneth Choi?

Kenneth Choi (NPI 1619098571) received approximately $314K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 444 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619098571

Kenneth ChoiMD

NephrologyMerrillville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,181

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,665

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$260K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 192 Nephrology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,421).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

199

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$12K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.153 claims

Amlodipine Besylate27 claims

Furosemide26 claims

Calcitriol24 claims

Carvedilol22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth Choi'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). 70 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	87	254
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	79	196
Kevin Myrie Nephrology · Merrillville, IN	73	971
THE METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC	57	149
John Gustaitis Diagnostic Radiology · Munster, IN	57	294
Katrina Wright Nephrology · Merrillville, IN	52	279
Yves Frantz Brignol Nephrology · Merrillville, IN	52	221
Edward Bok Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	43	188
Joseph Samyn Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	38	116
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NW INDIANA, LLC	37	73
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	36	67
Boris Sagalovsky Cardiology · Crown Point, IN	31	117

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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