Total Payments
$87,038
2024 Payments
$17,896
Companies
19
Transactions
196
Medicare Patients
4,695
Medicare Billing
$725,399
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$65,319 (75.0%)
Consulting$9,738 (11.2%)
Travel$6,350 (7.3%)
Food & Beverage$5,631 (6.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $65,150 | 34 | 74.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,738 | 7 | 11.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,350 | 33 | 7.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,631 | 121 | 6.5% |
| Entertainment | $169.48 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $85,467 | 144 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $302.60 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $256.32 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Flowonix Medical Incorporated | $169.48 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $143.78 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $129.46 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $87.02 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $84.13 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $74.80 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $70.31 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,896 | 44 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($17,653) |
| 2023 | $26,746 | 60 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($26,285) |
| 2022 | $20,638 | 42 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($20,448) |
| 2021 | $19,049 | 22 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($19,036) |
| 2020 | $1,768 | 8 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,666) |
| 2019 | $173.41 | 5 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($84.13) |
| 2018 | $93.95 | 2 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($78.81) |
| 2017 | $674.62 | 13 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($300.34) |
All Payment Transactions
196 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.81 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.97 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.15 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.56 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.45 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 10/06/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.71 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.29 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.26 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.42 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), BOTOX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,150.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,150.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.11 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,500.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $533.96 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $169.30 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.63 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.95 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $12.68 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 1,332 | 2,818 | $768,281 | $232,822 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,408 | 2,756 | $789,137 | $215,293 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,086 | 2,117 | $553,342 | $164,562 |
| 2020 | 16 | 869 | 1,511 | $378,711 | $112,723 |
Total Patients
4,695
Total Services
9,202
Medicare Billing
$725,399
Procedure Codes
85
All Medicare Procedures & Services
85 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 339 | 1,394 | $353,158 | $127,680 | 36.2% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 91 | $74,272 | $21,633 | 29.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 182 | 182 | $59,931 | $21,362 | 35.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 163 | $61,461 | $11,656 | 19.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 133 | 158 | $28,198 | $10,375 | 36.8% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 52 | $19,005 | $4,773 | 25.1% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 29 | $20,004 | $4,192 | 21.0% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $30,901 | $3,305 | 10.7% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 34 | $9,172 | $3,101 | 33.8% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $7,355 | $2,722 | 37.0% |
| 64640 | Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 40 | $10,029 | $2,435 | 24.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 149 | 256 | $21,244 | $2,311 | 10.9% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $10,227 | $2,228 | 21.8% |
| 95972 | Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | Office | 2023 | 28 | 47 | $9,060 | $1,894 | 20.9% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 34 | $4,778 | $1,866 | 39.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 26 | 33 | $5,386 | $1,726 | 32.1% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $3,738 | $1,559 | 41.7% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 34 | $9,143 | $1,559 | 17.1% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $6,570 | $1,521 | 23.2% |
| 95972 | Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 47 | $7,490 | $1,452 | 19.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $3,715 | $1,219 | 32.8% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 27 | $4,565 | $1,060 | 23.2% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 46 | $6,697 | $982.63 | 14.7% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,184 | $210.28 | 9.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 290 | 1,066 | $269,698 | $98,737 | 36.6% |
About Dr. Kenneth Choi, M.D
Dr. Kenneth Choi, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Denison, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/15/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598055154.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kenneth Choi, M.D has received a total of $87,038 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $17,896 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 196 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($65,150).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Choi has provided services to 4,695 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,202 services with total Medicare billing of $725,399. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 85 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine
- Location Denison, TX
- Active Since 04/15/2011
- Last Updated 10/28/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1598055154
Products in Payments
- General - Therapies (Device) $15,930
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $11,744
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $5,530
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $4,479
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $2,553
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $865.54
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $800.00
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $704.27
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $256.32
- INFINION (Device) $170.20
- Prometra II (Device) $169.48
- Algovita (Device) $143.78
- Infinion 16 (Device) $129.41
- General - Pain Management (Device) $104.16
- PROCLAIM (Device) $102.33
- VECTRIS (Device) $87.02
- Superion ISS (Device) $84.13
- SPECTRA SYSTEM (Device) $79.81
- mild Device Kit (Device) $74.80
- ETERNA (Device) $71.07
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.