NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dae Yong Kim, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Yucca Valley, CA

Dae Yong Kim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Yucca Valley, California, and NPI 1679094981, issued on Jun 28, 2017. Check the license (California 169506, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679094981
Name
Dae Yong Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
169506 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6530 LA Contenta RD Ste 100, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Phone
(760) 820-9229
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201110001796); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6530 LA Contenta RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kathryn Alkire, RNAdministrator Registered Nurse1548756638
  2. Jasdeep KaurPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1285270611
  3. Karmolette O'Gilvie, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1295496628

Verify Dae Yong Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,528 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Dae Yong Kim4,528
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium581 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl439 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium187 claims
  4. Trulicity184 claims
  5. Lisinopril172 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate168 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%76.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $90.32

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dae Yong Kim$90.32
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. HI-Desert Memorial Health Care DistrictYucca Valley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dae Yong Kim among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Dae Yong Kim, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Yucca Valley

They are 6 of the 645 NPPES records with a practice address in Yucca Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jack Cruikshank, MDYucca Valley, CA 922841720746662
  2. Robert Evans, MDYucca Valley, CA 922841184603441
  3. Sumit Mahajan, MDYucca Valley, CA 922841659350916
  4. Prem Salhotra, M.D.Yucca Valley, CA 922841457302812
  5. Jim Wu, MDYucca Valley, CA 922841285605014
  6. Kevin Kohler, M.D.Winterhaven, CA 922831497281521
  7. Dennis Datuin, DOTwentynine Palms, CA 922781467926857
  8. Avery Johnson, MDTwentynine Palms, CA 922781780277194

Common questions

What is Dae Yong Kim, MD's NPI number?

Dae Yong Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679094981, issued on Jun 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dae Yong Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6530 LA Contenta RD Ste 100, Yucca Valley, CA, 92284. Phone: (760) 820-9229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dae Yong Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 169506, 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 Dae Yong Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dae Yong Kim, MD had 4,528 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dae Yong Kim, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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