NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bobby S. Korn, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · La Jolla, CA

Bobby S. Korn, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1174551006, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (California A81749, 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
1174551006
Name
Bobby S. Korn
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A81749 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone
(858) 534-7402
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A817490 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050706000324); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2001
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 9500 Gilman Dr

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

  1. Mickey Abraham, MD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609403732
  2. Angela Acfalle, NP CNSAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1013983857
  3. Kelley Adams, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1215039771
  4. Aaron AhdootStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558217901
  5. Grace AhnStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295317816
  6. Ginger Armas, PHDCounselor1396125035

Verify Bobby S. Korn 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Bobby Korn117
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth81 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $30,511.04

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bobby Korn$30,511
  2. Specialty average$4,535

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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Bobby S. Korn among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Bobby S. Korn, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

51 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 51 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natalie Afshari, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931538126735
  2. Mathieu Bakhoum, M.D., PH.D.La Jolla, CA 920931114347085
  3. Brenda Breidenstein, MDLa Jolla, CA 920931518118124
  4. Tomas Grippo, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931104010164
  5. Weldon Haw, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931710945357
  6. Don Kikkawa, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931932202371
  7. Eric Leung, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931083886857
  8. Yunxiang Liu, MD, PHDLa Jolla, CA 920931770849804

Common questions

What is Bobby S. Korn, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bobby S. Korn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174551006, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bobby S. Korn, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (858) 534-7402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bobby S. Korn, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A81749, 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 Bobby S. Korn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bobby S. Korn, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bobby S. Korn, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.