Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1184723231, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (California A108352, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard Sungwon Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A108352 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 503, Los Angeles, CA 90017
- Phone
- (213) 977-4979
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (213) 977-0544
- Medicaid ID
- 2108461 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091008000530); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 503
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Fishmann, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1407936198
- Sucha Kim, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1205916145
- Joshua Rice, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1164503744
Verify Bernard Sungwon Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A108352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,796 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims. 283 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa672 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta328 claims
- Tramadol Hcl184 claims
- Gabapentin164 claims
- Dexamethasone134 claims
- Famotidine130 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,353.14
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- California Lung AssociatesLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard Sungwon Kim among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
All 1,443 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence Brooks, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171780764472
- Andrew Fishmann, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171407936198
- Ronald Greeno, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171043390735
- Sucha Kim, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171205916145
- Kyriacos Pittokopitis, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171356354864
- Joshua Rice, MDLos Angeles, CA 900171164503744
- Farid Besharat, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900151366548620
- Harvey Brown, MDLos Angeles, CA 900151235111717
Common questions
What is Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184723231, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 503, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Phone: (213) 977-4979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A108352, 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 Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D. had 2,796 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard Sungwon Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3 of 100. 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.