Edward M. Kim, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Edward M. Kim, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1023301801, issued on May 26, 2011. Check the license (Alabama MD32579, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward M. Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD32579 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 833 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 939-4500
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-4519
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141015002214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward M. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD32579Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
10,812 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,030 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate710 claims
- Losartan Potassium499 claims
- Omeprazole374 claims
- Carvedilol345 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium345 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: $235.99
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Southview Medical Group, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward M. Kim among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Edward M. Kim, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Edward M. Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward M. Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023301801, issued on May 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward M. Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 833 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward M. Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD32579, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward M. Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward M. Kim, M.D. had 10,812 Medicare Part D claims for 601 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.