Hong Gi Shim, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Boston, MA
Hong Gi Shim, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1316476302, issued on Jun 5, 2017. Check the license (Massachusetts 1014323, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hong Gi Shim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 1014323 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 754-8888
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230620001275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hong Gi Shim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1014323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf97 claims
- Omeprazole46 claims
- Famotidine26 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl17 claims
- Xifaxan16 claims
- Clenpiq11 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: $26.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hong Gi Shim among 686 gastroenterology physician records in Massachusetts
Hong Gi Shim, MD is one of 686 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 686 gastroenterology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 686 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Apstein, MDBoston, MA 022151609854603
- Alphonso Brown, MDBoston, MA 022151871579987
- Valerie Byrnes, M.D.Boston, MA 022151467410332
- Catherine Cheney, M.D.Boston, MA 022151710962030
- Zalman Falchuk, MDBoston, MA 022151912996000
- Kenneth Falchuk, M.D.Boston, MA 022151639154305
- Douglas Horst, MDBoston, MA 022151518957224
- John Lamont, MDBoston, MA 022151316903735
Common questions
What is Hong Gi Shim, MD's NPI number?
Hong Gi Shim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316476302, issued on Jun 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hong Gi Shim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 754-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hong Gi Shim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1014323, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hong Gi Shim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hong Gi Shim, MD had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.