Hyung S. Kim, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Santa Clarita, CA
Hyung S. Kim, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Santa Clarita, California, and NPI 1609885581, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (California A81497, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hyung S. Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- A81497 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26357 Mcbean Pkwy Ste 210, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
- Phone
- (661) 593-7379
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 568-6856
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050715000406); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26357 Mcbean Pkwy Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marisol BenitezNurse Practitioner1699429621
- Mirtha RamirezNurse Practitioner1811567142
- Christina Liezl Villanueva, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1740827872
Verify Hyung S. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
511 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 206 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Methocarbamol34 claims
- Naloxone Hcl33 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium27 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $575.28
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Algos Inc A Medical CorporationRancho Mirage, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hyung S. Kim among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California
Hyung S. Kim, M.D. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California
There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Ramin, DOValencia, CA 913551336502079
- Bumin KongThousand Oaks, CA 913601497382220
- Jungjae Lim, M.D.Granada Hills, CA 913441689029563
- Grant Etnyre, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431255360764
- Pejman Shirazy, M.D.Encino, CA 913161669470068
- Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031497817332
- Andrew Kochan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031720206881
- Eric Martinez, DOWest Hills, CA 913071043849466
Common questions
What is Hyung S. Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hyung S. Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609885581, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hyung S. Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26357 Mcbean Pkwy Ste 210, Santa Clarita, CA, 91355. Phone: (661) 593-7379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hyung S. Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A81497, 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 Hyung S. Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hyung S. Kim, M.D. had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hyung S. Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.