Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Puyallup, WA
Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1134293277, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00037136, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cholwoo Anthony Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00037136 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1519 3RD St SE, Ste 230, Puyallup, WA 98372
- Phone
- (253) 841-9640
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2022
- Fax
- (253) 841-7645
- Medicaid ID
- 1031126 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070320000381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1519 3RD St SE, Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Petty, M.D.Surgery Physician1710930896
Verify Cholwoo Anthony Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00037136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl47 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 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: $24.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Multicare Health SystemAuburn, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
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- Matthew AgnewSeattle, WA1942210505
- Rana Ahmad, MDSpokane, WA1689646705
- Allison Alberton, MDEdmonds, WA1598194342
- Michael Alberts, M.D.Vancouver, WA1639262223
- Claudio Alperovich, MD, FACSKent, WA1316904568
Common questions
What is Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134293277, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1519 3RD St SE, Ste 230, Puyallup, WA, 98372. Phone: (253) 841-9640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00037136, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cholwoo Anthony Kim, M.D. had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.