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Dr. Richard Choi, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

25 Marston Street Suite 105
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 984-6399

Dr. Richard Choi, MD is an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Richard Choi, MD is affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital and Lawrence Integrated Health Provider Network (LIHPN).

Office Locations

25 Marston Street Suite 105
Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 984-6399

(978) 984-6370

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

de Quervain's release

tendon sheath incision

In 2023, Dr. Richard Choi, MD had a list price for de Quervain's release, and tendon sheath incision that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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 Affordability:

endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery

nerve procedures

nerve surgery

In 2012, Dr. Richard Choi, MD had a list price for endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, nerve procedures, and nerve surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	17
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	482
immobilization	16
injections	192
minimally invasive procedures	26
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nerve procedures	26
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	563
immobilization	18
injections	244
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	47
nerve procedures	28
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	54
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	623
immobilization	17
injections	294
minimally invasive procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nerve procedures	17
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	42
X-rays	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	47
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	844
hospital care	26
injections	304
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	11
spinal procedures	21
tendon surgery	59
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	802

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	24
Hispanic	354
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	144
Less than 65	432

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	629
immobilization	14
injections	308
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	142
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	64
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	565
fracture surgery	16
immobilization	19
injections	295
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	16
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	80
X-rays	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	144
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	42
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	585
immobilization	26
injections	289
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	92
X-rays	41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	38
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	527
excision	13
fasciotomy	21
immobilization	13
implant removal	14
injections	215
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nerve procedures	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
tendon surgery	73
upper extremity surgery	106
X-rays	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	89
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	49
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	215
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	15
immobilization	16
injections	102
inpatient care	15
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	20
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	26
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2020

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	236
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	12
injections	130
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	39
open surgery	14
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	42
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA during 2022 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	239
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	11
injections	136
inpatient care	11
lower extremity surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	15
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	50
X-rays	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	39
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Choi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated as an orthopedist in Lawrence, MA were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

aspiration	52
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	14
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	500
excision	13
fasciotomy	21
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	16
immobilization	17
implant removal	14
injections	228
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	14
reconstructive surgery	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
spinal procedures	21
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	66
X-rays	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Choi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	298
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	108
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	49
Less than 65	145
65 to 74	147

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Choi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Choi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lawrence General Hospital

Lawrence Integrated Health Provider Network (LIHPN)

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$5,064 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $2,230	BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION $1,183	KNEES $1,022	STRYKER PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS $258	SURGICAL $151	Other $221
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,248 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $2,248
Kairos Surgical Inc	$1,452 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $239	$1,213
ACUMED LLC	$528 Shoulder $433	Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System $88	Total Wrist Fusion Plating System $8
KCI USA, Inc	$526 VAC THERAPY UNITS $331	VAC THERAPY $195
Other	$996 XIAFLEX $208	QMEDRX $61	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $58	FORTEO $48	Extremities $43	Other $578

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,027
Education	$3,375
Food and Beverage	$2,663
Consulting Fee	$750

Biography

Dr. Richard Choi sees patients in Lawrence, MA. His medical specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Choi is professionally affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital. He is a graduate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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