Betty S. Kim, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Colorado Springs, CO
Betty S. Kim, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1851355408, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 52412, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betty S. Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 52412 CO
224350 MA
2011-00040 NC
42202 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Phone
- (719) 776-7600
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 473-3553
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131014001215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2222 N Nevada Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Subodh Adhikari, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1457731861
- David Albrecht, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1508853664
- James Anderson, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326241084
- Sandra Andrew, NPNurse Practitioner1962443853
- Sara Arafat, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891347720
- Elizabeth Arnold, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063793446
Verify Betty S. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 52412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate20 claims
- Mupirocin17 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): 88.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,241.84
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoPueblo, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado
- Carl Adams, MDPueblo, CO1669433751
- Muhammad Aftab, M.B.,B,S, MDAurora, CO1336380088
- James Albert, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1629020144
- Gary Allen, M.D.Littleton, CO1154327872
- Mark Ammons, M.D.Denver, CO1982600037
- Nicholas Augelli, MDColorado Springs, CO1174592414
- Matthew Bartley, M.D.Loveland, CO1700240645
- Martin Beggs, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO1629072228
- Matthew Blum, MDColorado Springs, CO1659348480
- Allan Brants, MDWheat Ridge, CO1982682019
Common questions
What is Betty S. Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Betty S. Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851355408, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betty S. Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 776-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betty S. Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 52412, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Betty S. Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betty S. Kim, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betty S. Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 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.