NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen D. Gim, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA

Ellen D. Gim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1861596223, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (California G071544, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861596223
Name
Ellen D. Gim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G071544 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17360 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone
(714) 665-1797
Enumerated
Sep 7, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 665-4680
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140109001040); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1989
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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Also registered at 17360 Brookhurst St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gail Frances Liezl Abcede, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1902216872
  2. Dustin ArbuckleClinical Social Worker1528715547
  3. Behnaz Babaknia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992275093
  4. Brett BatesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609315134
  5. Gina Bell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750589032
  6. Michael Benefiel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861855827

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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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

244 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ellen Gim244
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate11 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): 76.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorialcare Medical FoundationLaguna Hills, CA

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

Ellen D. Gim among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Ellen D. Gim, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley

They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joel Bartlett, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073518791
  2. Ihong Chen, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081104822535
  3. Naomi Cheung, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081073503314
  4. Alan Dang, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081043217359
  5. Alton ForanFountain Valley, CA 927081619968799
  6. George Hong, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081154328532
  7. Brandon Khaw, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081568453637
  8. Lalita Komanapalli, MDFountain Valley, CA 927081578560884

Common questions

What is Ellen D. Gim, MD's NPI number?

Ellen D. Gim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861596223, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen D. Gim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17360 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 665-1797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen D. Gim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G071544, 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 Ellen D. Gim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen D. Gim, MD had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ellen D. Gim, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.