Esther Y. Kim, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Esther Y. Kim, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1538265327, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (California A70313, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Y. Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A70313 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15004 Innovation Dr, San Diego, CA 92128
- Phone
- (858) 605-7912
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 605-7106
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100709000808); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15004 Innovation Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tyler Adamson, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1295263002
- Lindsey Ashcraft, DPTPhysical Therapist1215569447
- Brynn AshleyPediatric Nurse Practitioner1154790970
- Humaira Ashraf, RD, CDCESRegistered Dietitian1508586108
- Rebecca Askew, PT, MPT, NCSPhysical Therapist1396376158
Verify Esther Y. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A70313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium264 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 claims
- Alendronate Sodium97 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er95 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: $594.12
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esther Y. Kim among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Esther Y. Kim, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Esther Y. Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Esther Y. Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538265327, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Y. Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15004 Innovation Dr, San Diego, CA, 92128. Phone: (858) 605-7912. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Y. Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A70313, 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 Y. Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Y. Kim, M.D. had 2,455 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.