NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Albert Lee Shim, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Albert Lee Shim, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1508046343, issued on Nov 9, 2007. Check the license (California A90789, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508046343
Name
Albert Lee Shim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
A90789 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 N Windsor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone
(310) 927-5937
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080307000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Albert Lee Shim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

310 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Albert Shim310
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone28 claims
  2. Prednisone24 claims
  3. Azelastine Hcl19 claims
  4. Cefdinir18 claims
  5. Cephalexin16 claims
  6. Naproxen16 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationCulver City, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Albert Lee Shim among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Albert Lee Shim, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 754 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

919 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 919 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carly Alexander, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041063770980
  2. Neville Anderson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900041073614574
  3. Nneamaka Priest, MDLos Angeles, CA 900041831450519
  4. Susana Santiago-Soriano, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041376758490
  5. Robert Vinetz, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900041205879798
  6. Yung Ahn, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900051073554184
  7. Cuthbert CharlesLos Angeles, CA 900031831231646
  8. Melissa Coleman, MDLos Angeles, CA 900051831485853

Common questions

What is Albert Lee Shim, MD's NPI number?

Albert Lee Shim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508046343, issued on Nov 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Albert Lee Shim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 N Windsor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90004. Phone: (310) 927-5937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Albert Lee Shim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A90789, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Albert Lee Shim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Albert Lee Shim, MD had 310 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Albert Lee Shim, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.