Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD
Surgery Physician · Smithfield, NC
Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1972896769, issued on May 26, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00800, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Chae Eun He Yim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2017-00800 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 934-5441
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 934-0152
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190822002578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 131 E Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Afthinos, M.D.Surgery Physician1588998850
- Theo Beach, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710533286
- Chase Campbell, MDSurgery Physician1568753143
- James Collins, MDSurgery Physician1477559730
- Jeri Dickinson, M.D.Surgery Physician1972711265
- Dennis Koffer, MDSurgery Physician1982609707
Verify Esther Chae Eun He Yim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl57 claims
- Ibuprofen47 claims
- Hydrocortisone15 claims
- Metronidazole14 claims
- Gavilyte-C13 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate13 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 GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Smithfield
They are 10 of the 727 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithfield, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 10 in Smithfield → All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Smithfield →
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- Shahab Akhter, MDGreenville, NC1114998044
Common questions
What is Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD's NPI number?
Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972896769, issued on May 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 E Market St, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 934-5441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00800, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Chae Eun He Yim, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.