Caroline Kim, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Caroline Kim, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457595530, issued on Apr 21, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q5456, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- Q5456 TX
R73633 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 Greenhouse RD Ste 2000, Houston, TX 77084
- Phone
- (713) 932-1001
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Fax
- (713) 932-0037
- Medicaid ID
- 351674201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150926000069); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Caroline Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl23 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: $355.57
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
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- John Abikhaled, M.D.Austin, TX1639108731
Common questions
What is Caroline Kim, MD's NPI number?
Caroline Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457595530, issued on Apr 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Greenhouse RD Ste 2000, Houston, TX, 77084. Phone: (713) 932-1001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5456, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Caroline Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Kim, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.