Dr. Hoo F. Choo, MD
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 21
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 229
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
NC license 2024-02621 · WY license 8686A -
Internal Medicine Physician
WY license 8686A
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health Charlotte, NC
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC
- Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC
Medical groups
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLC (2,430 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 229
- Services billed
- 769
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 387 | 149 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 143 | 71 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 101 | 63 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 100 | 88 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 95 | 90 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 67 | 49 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 27 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 27 |
| Biktarvy (bictegrav/emtricit/tenofov ala) | 23 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 19 |
| Amoxicillin Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 18 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 15 |
| Cefdinir Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 13 |
| Genvoya (elviteg/cob/emtri/tenof alafen) | 13 |
| Fluconazole Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 27 payments worth $671 in total to this clinician.
| Viiv Healthcare Company | $249 |
|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $121 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $116 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $76.17 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $60.48 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | $28.55 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $19.94 |
| Food and Beverage | $671 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.