Esther Kim, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Pasadena, CA
Esther Kim, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1508493917, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (California A190795, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A190795 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA 91101
- Phone
- (818) 643-5082
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251208000947); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esther Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A190795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine20 claims
- Propranolol Hcl16 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl14 claims
- Lamotrigine14 claims
- Sertraline Hcl13 claims
- Atropine Sulfate12 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
- Alcott Center For Mental Health ServicesCulver City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esther Kim among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Esther Kim, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Pasadena → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011649444787
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- Elyse Eskridge, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011386827475
- Todd Hutton, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011760535959
- Steve Khachi, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011427345222
- Roy Kushel, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011073645453
- Sonya Martin, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011215241492
- Giovanna Pegolo, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011740390293
Common questions
What is Esther Kim, MD's NPI number?
Esther Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508493917, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA, 91101. Phone: (818) 643-5082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A190795, 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, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Kim, MD had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.