Cherine Heesun Kim, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Stanford, CA
Cherine Heesun Kim, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1578943189, issued on Jun 9, 2015. Check the license (California A146773, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherine Heesun Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- A146773 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (909) 558-8558
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200616001423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cherine Heesun Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A146773Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin32 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Beaver Medical Group P CRedlands, CA
- Faculty Physicians And Surgeons OF LlusmLoma Linda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cherine Heesun Kim among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Cherine Heesun Kim, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 otolaryngology physician records list a practice address in Stanford
They are 47 of the 5,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Stanford, and 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Cherine Heesun Kim, MD's NPI number?
Cherine Heesun Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578943189, issued on Jun 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherine Heesun Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (909) 558-8558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherine Heesun Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A146773, 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 Cherine Heesun Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherine Heesun Kim, MD had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. 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.