Joanne Jeean Choi, MD
Ophthalmology · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 9
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 6 years
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2020
Offices
1 location · San Francisco Eye Institute Inc · 10 clinicians in this group
Plans that list them
9 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Choi’s office at (415) 421-8667 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$8,581
Medicare paid this office $8,581 for 67 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 24 | $1,886 | $75 |
| Photography of content of eyes | 11 | $273 | $19 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Cataract surgery | 14 | More than 37% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
67 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 19% · Health risk score 1.37. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 66% · Diabetes 28% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Coronary heart disease 21% · Depression 18% · COPD 16% · Atrial fibrillation 16%.
The office billed $38,707, Medicare allowed $10,770 and paid $8,581; for 113 services of 30 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$47,320
Pharmacies billed $47,320 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 756) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.
471 generic and 285 brand-name prescriptions · $47,320 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Prednisolone Acetate | 213 | $8,649 | $41 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 113 | $1,605 | $14 |
| Moxifloxacin | 67 | $1,526 | $23 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 44 | $743 | $17 |
| Latanoprost | 74 | $575 | $8 |
See all 10 drugs
| Prednisolone Acetate | 213 | $8,649 | $41 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 113 | $1,605 | $14 |
| Moxifloxacin | 67 | $1,526 | $23 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 44 | $743 | $17 |
| Latanoprost | 74 | $575 | $8 |
| Valacyclovir | 13 | $551 | $42 |
| Erythromycin | 30 | $375 | $12 |
| Brimonidine | 32 | $202 | $6 |
| Ofloxacin | 15 | $153 | $10 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 12 | $116 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 756 | 284 | 0% (0) | 38% | $47,320 |
| 2023 | 252 | 83 | 0% (0) | 18% | $14,743 |
| 2022 | 321 | 102 | 0% (0) | 22% | $20,101 |
| 2021 | 142 | 44 | None | 8% | $5,952 |
| 2020 | 23 | None | None | None | $844 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 5 drugs
| Latanoprost | 79 | $1,181 | $15 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 16 | $1,023 | $64 |
| Brimonidine | 54 | $812 | $15 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 12 | $489 | $41 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 12 | $374 | $31 |
2022: 7 drugs
| Prednisolone Acetate | 26 | $1,845 | $71 |
| Latanoprost | 63 | $1,316 | $21 |
| Brimonidine | 70 | $872 | $12 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 11 | $378 | $34 |
| Erythromycin | 22 | $320 | $15 |
| Dorzolamide | 16 | $309 | $19 |
| Timolol Maleate | 12 | $174 | $14 |
2021: 2 drugs
| Pantoprazole | 11 | $108 | $10 |
| Spironolactone | 11 | $84 | $8 |
Money from drug and device companies
$159 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | None | $159 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | None | $420 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $262 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alcon Vision | Clareon Panoptix Pro | $159 | 2 payments
|
See all 2 published payments
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-12-01 | Clareon Panoptix Pro | $92 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-11-25 | Clareon Panoptix Pro | $67 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023)
2024: $420
| Alcon Vision | Centurion | $185 | 2 payments
|
| Kerecis | Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose | $129 | 1 payment
|
| Glaukos | Istent Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model Is3 | $90 | 1 payment
|
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA | None | $16 | 1 payment
|
2023: $262
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision | Lipiflow System Activator II (Disposable | $262 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1063041838
- Licence
- MD D0100114
- Trained
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2020 · 6 years ago
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207WX0120X (207WX0120X)
- Mailing address
- 711 Van Ness Ave Ste 310, San Francisco, CA, 94102
- NPI first listed
- 2020-04-03
- NPI last updated
- 2025-08-26
- NPI record certified
- 2025-08-26
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287 · 5333 Mcauley Dr Rm 4001, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197