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Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

10800 Paramount Boulevard Suite 304
Downey, CA 90241

(562) 622-3937

Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD is an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD is affiliated with PIH Health.

Office Locations

10800 Paramount Boulevard Suite 304
Downey, CA 90241

(562) 622-3937

(562) 622-0040

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PIH Health

11480 Brookshire Avenue #205
Downey, CA 90241

(562) 622-3937

(562) 622-0040

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

nasolacrimal duct probing

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD had a list price for nasolacrimal duct probing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

tear duct probing

In 2023, Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD had a list price for tear duct probing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

lacrimal surgery

lacrimal procedures

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD performed more SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lacrimal surgery, and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	86
doctor visit	759
excision	17
eye procedures	4542
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	139
laser treatment	103
plastic surgery procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	66
doctor visit	656
excision	36
eye procedures	4478
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	72
laser treatment	102
plastic surgery procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	0
Hispanic	269
Asian	98
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	186
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	84
doctor visit	544
excision	26
eye procedures	4193
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	85
laser treatment	110
plastic surgery procedures	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	0
Hispanic	267
Asian	104
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	193
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	92
doctor visit	659
excision	13
eye procedures	3935
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	150
laser treatment	92
photocoagulation	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	730
Female	1044

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1008
Black	0
Hispanic	470
Asian	190
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	654
From 75 to 84	710
85 and over	338
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	78
doctor visit	526
excision	27
eye procedures	4272
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	133
laser treatment	107
photocoagulation	29
plastic surgery procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	21
Hispanic	250
Asian	103
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	161
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	53
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	59
doctor visit	547
excision	16
eye procedures	3722
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	75
laser treatment	59
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	23
Hispanic	245
Asian	99
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	158
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	22
doctor visit	535
excision	21
eye procedures	3696
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	100
laser treatment	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	504

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	18
Hispanic	231
Asian	92
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	154
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	41
doctor visit	511
excision	16
eye procedures	3466
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	69
laser treatment	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	148
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	19
Hispanic	216
Asian	94
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	120
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2020 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lacrimal (tearing system) procedures and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	28
doctor visit	305
excision	23
eye procedures	2524
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	48
laser treatment	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	127
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	17
Hispanic	202
Asian	59
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	108
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	54
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	39
doctor visit	607
excision	18
eye procedures	2262
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	29
laser treatment	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	63
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	13
Hispanic	171
Asian	64
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	114
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	55
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	33
doctor visit	838
eye procedures	2110
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	59
laser treatment	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	20
Hispanic	187
Asian	73
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	126
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	56
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Downey, CA were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

capsulotomy	57
doctor visit	589
excision	21
eye procedures	3563
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	87
laser treatment	70
photocoagulation	39
plastic surgery procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	88
Non-Hispanic White	443
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	228
Other	27

**Age**
75 to 84	317
85 and over	150
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	302

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Ophthalmology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Ophthalmology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PIH Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Downey, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2017-06-10

Dr. Choi is top notch, both in training and the practice of ophthalmology.  He is very hands on and examines you from start finish, not depending on a bunch of technicians or assistants to do his work.  He is extremely thorough and is very professional.  The office staff is superb as well and the equipment is the latest.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$1,336 Tecnis Symfony IOL $1,336
Beaver-Visitec International, Inc.	$301 $301
Alcon Vision LLC	$258 CLAREON $135	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $57	LenSx $50	PANOPTIX $16
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$189 EYSUVIS $189
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$121 EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $121
Other	$415 FORUM $44	AMVISC $40	Zerviate $38	None Specified $37	VUITY $36	Other $221

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,457
Travel and Lodging	$1,126
Gift	$37

Biography

Dr. Thomas Choi works as an ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Choi is professionally affiliated with PIH Health. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Choi attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Choi (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Korean.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Boo-Hun Choi, MD From 2012 - 2022

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