NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alex Hwan Kim, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · San Diego, CA

Alex Hwan Kim, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1508083098, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (California E4347, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508083098
Name
Alex Hwan Kim
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
E4347 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050126000584); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2000
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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Also registered at 4647 Zion Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samy Abdou, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1215085006
  2. Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
  3. Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
  4. Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
  5. Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
  6. Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081

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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alex Hwan Kim48
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen23 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $32.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alex Hwan Kim$32.99
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA

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

Alex Hwan Kim among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California

Alex Hwan Kim, DPM is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% 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 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California

There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Barth, DPMSan Diego, CA 921201427106350
  2. Keith Everett, DPMSan Diego, CA 921201225186158
  3. Michael Lemm, DPMSan Diego, CA 921201932257862
  4. Daniel McDermott, DPMSan Diego, CA 921201467578617
  5. Anne He, DPMSan Diego, CA 921231548897416
  6. Walter Jolley, D.P.M.San Diego, CA 921171346273760
  7. Aisha Ahmed, DPMSan Diego, CA 921261316326382
  8. Amir Hajimirsadeghi, DPMSan Diego, CA 921271427232537

Common questions

What is Alex Hwan Kim, DPM's NPI number?

Alex Hwan Kim, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508083098, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alex Hwan Kim, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alex Hwan Kim, DPM's license?

NPPES lists California license number E4347, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alex Hwan Kim, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alex Hwan Kim, DPM had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.