Esther Kim Cohen, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Irvine, CA
Esther Kim Cohen, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1497924294, issued on Feb 26, 2008. Check the license (California A84017, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Kim Cohen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- A84017 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6670 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (888) 988-2800
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110329000654); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6670 Alton Parkway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Souster, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1487098984
Verify Esther Kim Cohen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 97 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin425 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl135 claims
- Topiramate113 claims
- Meloxicam56 claims
- Pregabalin54 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen35 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esther Kim Cohen among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California
Esther Kim Cohen, MD is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 786 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in California
There are 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wanda Chang, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181336396373
- Jessica ChengIrvine, CA 926181336672302
- Michael Chiu, PTIrvine, CA 926181851818165
- Jerry Chuang, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181225231491
- Karim Fahmy, DOIrvine, CA 926181851852644
- Christina Lee, MPTIrvine, CA 926181649522442
- Kyle Seko, D.O.Irvine, CA 926181457715583
- Parish Vaidya, MDIrvine, CA 926181205033594
Common questions
What is Esther Kim Cohen, MD's NPI number?
Esther Kim Cohen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497924294, issued on Feb 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Kim Cohen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6670 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (888) 988-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Kim Cohen, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A84017, 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 Esther Kim Cohen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Kim Cohen, MD had 1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.