NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hose Kim, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Whittier, CA

Hose Kim, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1710107842, issued on Apr 30, 2007. Check the license (California G058070, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710107842
Name
Hose Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
G058070 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6712 Friends Ave, Whittier, CA 90601
Phone
(562) 945-8873
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 945-4324
Medicaid ID
00G580700 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000304); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1985
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 6712 Friends Ave

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

  1. Harvey Chou, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1265539316
  2. Natalie HidyPhysical Therapist1467997700

Verify Hose 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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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

182 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hose Kim182
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone77 claims
  2. Celecoxib54 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
  4. Cephalexin11 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: $86.18

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hose Kim$86.18
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Hose Kim among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Hose Kim, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Anderson, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021992891808
  2. Justin Braverman, MDWhittier, CA 906021376699504
  3. Rayan Eshaghian, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021568729184
  4. Shawn Fu, MDWhittier, CA 906021609196419
  5. Samuel Kim, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021922354828
  6. Jade Nguyen, MDWhittier, CA 906021760005581
  7. Amanda Purdy, MDWhittier, CA 906021487181749
  8. Dennis Sargent, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021295823201

Common questions

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

Hose Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710107842, issued on Apr 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hose Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6712 Friends Ave, Whittier, CA, 90601. Phone: (562) 945-8873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number G058070, 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 Hose Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hose Kim, M.D. had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.