NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dohwa Kim, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Dohwa Kim, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1528083557, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California A56259, 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
1528083557
Name
Dohwa Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
A56259 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone
(323) 442-5100
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A562590 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090821000471); 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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Also registered at 1520 San Pablo St

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Verify Dohwa Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A56259    Check the board
  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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

3,595 Medicare Part D claims for 766 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dohwa Kim3,595
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl852 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl495 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl397 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate345 claims
  5. Mirtazapine282 claims
  6. Gabapentin145 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA

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

Dohwa Kim among 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Dohwa Kim, M.D. is one of 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1999 among the 271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 532 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

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The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Chan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331104975507
  2. Azmy Ghaly, MEDICAL DOCTORLos Angeles, CA 900331194899336
  3. Caitlyn Kuwata, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331093167611
  4. Francisco Quijas, MEDICAL DOCTORLos Angeles, CA 900331659445823
  5. Gregory Wong, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331336294875
  6. Casey Yamashita, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331316392673
  7. Michelle Eslami, MDLos Angeles, CA 900361689627143
  8. Robert Wang, PHD MDLos Angeles, CA 900361235293648

Common questions

What is Dohwa Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dohwa Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528083557, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dohwa Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dohwa Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A56259, 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 Dohwa Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dohwa Kim, M.D. had 3,595 Medicare Part D claims for 766 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.