NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heawon Kim, OD

Optometrist · Boston, MA

Heawon Kim, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1912517707, issued on Aug 5, 2020. Check the license (Massachusetts OPT5643, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912517707
Name
Heawon Kim
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
OPT5643 MA
34584TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
83 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
Phone
(508) 658-7444
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 83 Newbury St

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

  1. Stacy Coen, O.D.Optometrist1295803948
  2. Dara Martin, O.D.Optometrist1265671523

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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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: $441.19

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heawon Kim$441.19
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Heawon Kim among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts

Heawon Kim, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Massachusetts

There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Molly Admire, ODBoston, MA 021161528628625
  2. Amy BaronBoston, MA 021161740588862
  3. Ira Bourne, ODBoston, MA 021161356311062
  4. Wayne Chan, O.D.Boston, MA 021161255323473
  5. Elizabeth Cheng, O.D.Boston, MA 021161932360195
  6. Stacy Coen, O.D.Boston, MA 021161295803948
  7. Stephanie Cox, O.D.Boston, MA 021161275880155
  8. Patricia Fox, O.D.Boston, MA 021161689714909

Common questions

What is Heawon Kim, OD's NPI number?

Heawon Kim, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912517707, issued on Aug 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heawon Kim, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 83 Newbury St, Boston, MA, 02116. Phone: (508) 658-7444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heawon Kim, OD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number OPT5643, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.