NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Thomas Kim, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Edward Thomas Kim, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1609011204, issued on Dec 10, 2008. Check the license (California A136939, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609011204
Name
Edward Thomas Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
A136939 CA
4301102651 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Newport Center Dr Ste 704, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 785-6300
Enumerated
Dec 10, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2026
Fax
(877) 682-2155
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150924001202); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2007
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,314 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Edward Kim2,314
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis562 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate152 claims
  3. Amiodarone Hcl150 claims
  4. Flecainide Acetate105 claims
  5. Xarelto103 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium94 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: $2,932.69

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Kim$2,932.69
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Newport Heart Medical Group IncNewport Beach, CA

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

Edward Thomas Kim among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Edward Thomas Kim, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jorge Castellanos, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601295969954
  2. Vinod Kannarkat, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601891966412
  3. Farzan Rajput, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601043249808
  4. Dennis Sarabi, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601538378765
  5. Kim Swanson, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601598816688
  6. Jeffrey Bruss, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631942290309
  7. Bonnie Gainer, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631972592319
  8. Richard Haskell, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631992794465

Common questions

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

Edward Thomas Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609011204, issued on Dec 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Thomas Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Newport Center Dr Ste 704, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 785-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A136939, 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 Edward Thomas Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Thomas Kim, M.D. had 2,314 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.

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.