NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Kim, MD

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Lancaster, CA

Deborah Kim, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1376770925, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (California A125270, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376770925
Name
Deborah Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
License numbers
A125270 CA
MT1494491 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
615 W Avenue L, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
(626) 405-7966
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130720000121); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  6. Juli Bolterman, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1376021337

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  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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024

4,664 Medicare Part D claims for 986 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Deborah Kim4,664
  2. Specialty average3,060

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost1,361 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate914 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate743 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol722 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate183 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl156 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: $145.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deborah Kim$145.25
  2. Specialty average$5,284.60

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA

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

Deborah Kim among 70 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California

Deborah Kim, MD is one of 70 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in California. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2013 among the 65 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0009X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in California

There are 70 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in California.

All 70 in California → Every provider in Lancaster → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →

The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cecilia Hernandez, MDHanford, CA 932301861019630
  2. Anna Shi, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401194093971
  3. Louis Yang, MDBurlingame, CA 940101710180377
  4. Philina Yee, MDCamarillo, CA 930101730642596
  5. Kaileen Yeh, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151023542594
  6. Igor Bussel, MDFullerton, CA 928351699193367
  7. Anurag Shrivastava, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041760518823
  8. Gala Beykin, MDStanford, CA 943051467084764

Common questions

What is Deborah Kim, MD's NPI number?

Deborah Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376770925, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 W Avenue L, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (626) 405-7966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A125270, 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 Deborah Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah Kim, MD had 4,664 Medicare Part D claims for 986 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.