Elisabeth K. Shim, MD
Dermatology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Elisabeth K. Shim, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1518013689, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (California A65723, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elisabeth K. Shim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A65723 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 315-0171
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 828-6647
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051209000625); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elisabeth K. Shim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
959 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole173 claims
- Cephalexin149 claims
- Mometasone Furoate80 claims
- Fluorouracil61 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine38 claims
- Hydrocortisone37 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Richard G Bennett MDSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elisabeth K. Shim among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Elisabeth K. Shim, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
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- Delphine Lee, MD, PHDSanta Monica, CA 904041710911284
- Billie Phelps, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041609949718
- Lauren Reager, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041316915267
- Parrish Sadeghi, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041275567927
Common questions
What is Elisabeth K. Shim, MD's NPI number?
Elisabeth K. Shim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518013689, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elisabeth K. Shim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 315-0171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elisabeth K. Shim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A65723, 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 Elisabeth K. Shim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elisabeth K. Shim, MD had 959 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elisabeth K. Shim, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.