Clifford Kim, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Clifford Kim, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1689105785, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 287772, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 287772 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 573-3431
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210816003714); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clifford Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 287772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate25 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate23 claims
- Erythromycin14 claims
- Latanoprost14 claims
- Moxifloxacin14 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 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
- Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates, IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifford Kim among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Clifford Kim, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Cremers, MDBoston, MA 021141588654040
- Thaddeus Dryja, MDBoston, MA 021141619961968
- Suzanne Freitag, MDBoston, MA 021141710974464
- Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
- Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
- Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
- Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
- Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709
Common questions
What is Clifford Kim, MD's NPI number?
Clifford Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689105785, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 573-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 287772, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifford Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Kim, MD had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.