David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Glendale, CA
David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1952320574, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (California A79690, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Soo Hyun Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A79690 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1808 Verdugo Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208
- Phone
- (818) 791-7611
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 952-5634
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040816001425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Soo Hyun Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A79690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eylea39 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate33 claims
- Ofloxacin19 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine18 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $128.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
David Soo Hyun Kim among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
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- Mireille Hamparian, MDGlendale, CA 912061710969506
- Lilit Ablabutyan, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041497013064
Common questions
What is David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952320574, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1808 Verdugo Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91208. Phone: (818) 791-7611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A79690, 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 David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D. had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Soo Hyun Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.
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.