What is Walter Choung's specialty?

Walter Choung (NPI 1740232917) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Beverly Hills, FL.

Where does Walter Choung practice?

Walter Choung practices in Beverly Hills, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740232917.

How much does Medicare pay Walter Choung?

Walter Choung (NPI 1740232917) received approximately $683K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 685 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740232917

Walter ChoungMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryBeverly Hills, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,970

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

46,036

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$598K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,417 Orthopedic Surgery providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 1,874).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,579

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam544 claims

Gabapentin298 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen217 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen168 claims

Tramadol Hcl130 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

68.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$48

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$48

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$48

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Walter Choung'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). 67 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sally Cottrell Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Crystal River, FL	119	1,568
HUFFAKER, LAURA	90	291
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	78	225
NATURE COAST EMERGENCY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC	71	253
David Riehn Anesthesiology · Crystal River, FL	67	219
Tonialatoya Wallace-Eley Pathology · Crystal River, FL	66	221
Lee Jacobson Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Dunnellon, FL	56	178
Alex Villacastin Internal Medicine · Citrus Springs, FL	51	381
SHC HOME HEALTH SERVICES - OCALA, LLC	46	137
William Lee Anesthesiology · Jacksonville, FL	46	128
Randal Davis Family Practice · Clinton, TN	43	141
Mary Martin Family Practice · Crystal River, FL	42	142

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.

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