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Dr. Gene Choi, MD

(Dr. Gene Choi, MD)

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems
7117 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506

Dr. Gene Choi, MD is a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Gene Choi, MD is affiliated with AHMC Healthcare and Riverside Community Hospital.

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Office Locations

7117 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
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Some issues Dr. Gene Choi, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

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

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration
major joint injection

By Affordability:

knee replacement
total joint replacement
total knee replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Gene Choi, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for knee replacement, total joint replacement, and total knee replacement 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. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 42
doctor visit 219
injections 42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 46
doctor visit 224
injections 46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 50
Female 88
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 104
Black 0
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 64
From 75 to 84 37
85 and over 12
Less than 65 25

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

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 28
Dementia 0
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 45
doctor visit 275
injections 45

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 66
Female 84
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 102
Black 13
Hispanic 24
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 76
From 75 to 84 40
85 and over 14
Less than 65 20

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

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 19
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 29
Dementia 0
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 69
doctor visit 328
injections 69

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 154
Female 248
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 276
Black 0
Hispanic 60
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 186
From 75 to 84 128
85 and over 38
Less than 65 50

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

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 31
Dementia 7
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 80
doctor visit 298
injections 80

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 63
Female 112
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 109
Black 0
Hispanic 36
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 89
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 15
Less than 65 26

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

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 28
Dementia 0
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 84
doctor visit 320
injections 84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 69
Female 112
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 122
Black 16
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 97
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 13
Less than 65 24

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

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 39
Dementia 0
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2018 were injections and aspiration.

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

aspiration 93
doctor visit 424
injections 109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 84
Female 154
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 157
Black 25
Hispanic 44
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 15
Less than 65 28

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

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 37
Dementia 7
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 105
doctor visit 467
injections 105

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 82
Female 178
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 168
Black 30
Hispanic 41
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 123
From 75 to 84 77
85 and over 29
Less than 65 31

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

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 33
Dementia 7
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration 97
doctor visit 386
injections 97

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 75
Female 149
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 153
Black 25
Hispanic 35
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 116
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 17
Less than 65 24

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

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 31
Dementia 6
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration 117
doctor visit 365
injections 117
musculoskeletal imaging 18
X-rays 18

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 75
Female 147
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 145
Black 27
Hispanic 34
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 123
From 75 to 84 62
85 and over 24
Less than 65 13

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

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 34
Dementia 7
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration 122
doctor visit 328
injections 122
joint surgery 15
lower extremity surgery 15
reconstructive surgery 15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Gender
Male 71
Female 117
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 127
Black 16
Hispanic 30
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 101
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 16
Less than 65 18

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 35
Dementia 0
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gene Choi, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Riverside, CA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration 81
doctor visit 330
injections 83
joint surgery 15
lower extremity surgery 15
musculoskeletal imaging 18
reconstructive surgery 15
X-rays 18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

Gender
Female 126
Male 71
Ethnicity
Black / African American 13
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 133
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 32
Other 0
Age
85 and over 17
75 to 84 57
Less than 65 23
65 to 74 99

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

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

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 6
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 29
Atrial Fibrillation 7
Dementia 3
Cancer 8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Residency: Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

AHMC Healthcare
Riverside Community Hospital

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $507 SALVATION
$507
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $325 Spine
$48 		Thoracolumbar
$44 		Biomaterials
$43 		STRATAFIX
$40 		MONOVISC
$33 		Other
$117
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $308 Journey II XR
$164 		Regeneten
$144
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $150 Recon-Lower Extremity Metal
$150
OssDsign Incorporated $92
$92
Other $193 SYNVISC-ONE
$42 		PICO 7
$28 		Thoracolumbar
$22 		Urolift
$19 		Caldolor
$17 		Other
$64
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $1,069
Travel and Lodging $507

Biography

Dr. Gene Choi is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. His clinical interests encompass musculoskeletal problems. His professional affiliations include AHMC Healthcare and Riverside Community Hospital. After attending Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Choi completed his residency training at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center.

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