Duk Hwan Kim, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Huntington Beach, CA
Duk Hwan Kim, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1760423354, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (California A78546, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Duk Hwan Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A78546 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8622 Masters Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
- Phone
- (714) 855-4989
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 418-5789
- Medicaid IDs
- 17887 ND
00A785460 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130412000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Duk Hwan Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl26 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford BismarckBismarck, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Duk Hwan Kim among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Duk Hwan Kim, M.D. is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in California
There are 2,339 neurology physician records in California.
All 2,339 in California → Every provider in Huntington Beach → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karen Nunez-Wallace, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926461811121197
- James Park, D.O.Huntington Beach, CA 926471306871421
- Zhanna Rapoport Md, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471346267382
- Farzin Pedouim, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481649567165
- Kaveh Saremi, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481447437769
- Ravi Singh, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926481417108317
- Karen Cheng, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531518163161
- Caroline Choan, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531255352498
Common questions
What is Duk Hwan Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Duk Hwan Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760423354, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Duk Hwan Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8622 Masters Dr, Huntington Beach, CA, 92646. Phone: (714) 855-4989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Duk Hwan Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A78546, 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 Duk Hwan Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Duk Hwan Kim, M.D. had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Duk Hwan Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.