Cindi Kao Yim
Ophthalmology Physician · Daly City, CA
Cindi Kao Yim is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Daly City, California, and NPI 1194229690, issued on Mar 20, 2018. Check the license (California A163413, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cindi Kao Yim
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A163413 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 395 Hickey Blvd FL 5, Daly City, CA 94015
- Phone
- (650) 301-5800
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220513001219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 395 Hickey Blvd FL 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cindi Kao Yim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate295 claims
- Ofloxacin256 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine225 claims
- Latanoprost161 claims
- Cyclosporine99 claims
- Erythromycin85 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 one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncDaly City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cindi Kao Yim among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Cindi Kao Yim 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 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
24 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Daly City
They are 24 of the 1,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Daly City, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Cindi Kao Yim's NPI number?
Cindi Kao Yim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194229690, issued on Mar 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cindi Kao Yim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 395 Hickey Blvd FL 5, Daly City, CA, 94015. Phone: (650) 301-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cindi Kao Yim's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163413, 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 Cindi Kao Yim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cindi Kao Yim had 1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.