NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D. is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1679795942, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license (California A110978, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679795942
Name
Esther Ahyoung Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
License numbers
A110978 CA
110978 CA
43203 AZ
25281 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone
(415) 353-9392
Enumerated
May 3, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 353-4622
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120516000333); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 350 Parnassus Ave

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

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Verify Esther Ahyoung Kim in five checks

  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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Industry payments in 2024: $147.89

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Esther Kim$147.89
  2. Specialty average$2,814.09

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

  1. Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA

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

Esther Ahyoung Kim among 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California

Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D. is one of 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 76% 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 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2003 among the 142 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Pomerantz, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941171225212442
  2. Carolyn Chang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151598826745
  3. Loren Eskenazi, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151578624714
  4. Corey Maas, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151851469282
  5. Thomas Satterwhite, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151871789826
  6. Alice Woo, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151922261247
  7. Gregory Buncke, MDSan Francisco, CA 941141396736633
  8. Rudolf Buntic, MDSan Francisco, CA 941141497745202

Common questions

What is Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679795942, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 353-9392. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Ahyoung Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A110978, 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.

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.