Ealeen Kim
Optometrist · Buford, GA
Ealeen Kim is an optometrist with a practice address in Buford, Georgia, and NPI 1568815322, issued on Jul 18, 2016. Check the license (Georgia OPT002968, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ealeen Kim
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT002968 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3333 Buford Dr Ste 2002, Buford, GA 30519
- Phone
- (678) 482-4585
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190628000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3333 Buford Dr Ste 2002
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ealeen Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT002968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
945 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost263 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol105 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate88 claims
- Lumigan87 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth67 claims
- Restasis61 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): 75.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $430.46
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lanier Eye Associates, LLCGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ealeen Kim among 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia
Ealeen Kim is one of 1,430 optometrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 830 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 152W00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Buford
They are 25 of the 865 NPPES records with a practice address in Buford, and 1,430 optometrist records in Georgia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derrick BadaraccoBuford, GA 305191457767253
- Brenda Barnett, O.D.Buford, GA 305191134168487
- William Boone, O.D.Buford, GA 305191265513337
- Kimberly Brandenburg, O.D.Buford, GA 305191316014715
- Youngah ChoiBuford, GA 305191306214945
- Thomas Cossick, ODBuford, GA 305191710192166
- Aimee Mesenburg, ODBuford, GA 305191649720277
- Minty Nguyen, O.D.Buford, GA 305191851537823
Common questions
What is Ealeen Kim's NPI number?
Ealeen Kim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568815322, issued on Jul 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ealeen Kim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 Buford Dr Ste 2002, Buford, GA, 30519. Phone: (678) 482-4585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ealeen Kim's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number OPT002968, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ealeen Kim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ealeen Kim had 945 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ealeen Kim's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.