NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1144203043 M.D.
Verify on CMS → James Kim, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician in Bellingham, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 478 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
52%
generic claims · 48% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$121.68
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
James Kim, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 2,675 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 52%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about James Kim, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1144203043), first enumerated 11/23/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,675 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$121.68 in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not James Kim, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1144203043 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1144203043
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 2,675
- BOOK-THIN 498 in Washington
- PHOTO-ENUM Jeffrey Rapkin, MD · 2005
James Kim, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
2,675 ≥ 87th percentile 87% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
James Kim, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about James Kim, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,675 80% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1144203043 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 11/23/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Kim, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$122
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to James Kim, M.D.. To verify James Kim, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
James Kim, M.D. - brand share 48.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
48% brand-name claims vs 52% generic, on 2,675 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
2,675
Total Claims
$372K
Total Drug Cost
478
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,801.9
- Total Day Supply
- 104,456
- Brand vs Generic
- 48% brand / 52% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $335K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $37K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 15
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.23
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 15, 65-74: 166, 75-84: 221, 85+: 76
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What James Kim, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
809 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol 301
Dorzolamide-Timolol
301 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate 260
Prednisolone Acetate
260 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 151
Ketorolac Tromethamine
151 claims
- Ofloxacin 111
Ofloxacin
111 claims
- Lumigan 101
Lumigan
101 claims
- Restasis 89
Restasis
89 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 83
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
83 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 809 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 301 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 260 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 151 |
| Ofloxacin | 111 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 101 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 89 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 83 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | 75 |
| Xiidra Lifitegrast | 75 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How James Kim, M.D. fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
James Kim, M.D.'s 2,675 claims are above the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kim, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kim.
One of 498 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Grant Aaker
MD
Lacey, WA
Dr. Deepa Abraham
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Jeffery Adkins
MD
Coupeville, WA
Nathan Agi
Seattle, WA
Dr. Darryl Ainbinder
M.D.
Tacoma, WA
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is James Kim, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
James Kim, M.D. specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Bellingham, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does James Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Kim, M.D. wrote 2,675 Medicare Part D claims totaling $372K in drug costs for 478 beneficiaries.
What is James Kim, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
James Kim, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Kim, M.D. located? ▼
James Kim, M.D. is located at 3125 HOWE PL STE 101, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Phone: (360) 647-7750.
What is James Kim, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
James Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144203043, issued on 11/23/2005.
Does James Kim, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
James Kim, M.D.'s prescribing is 48% brand-name and 52% generic drugs by claim count, with $335K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Kim, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Kim, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Prednisolone Acetate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Kim, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
James Kim, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,675 Part D claims and 478 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Kim, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
James Kim, M.D.'s NPI is 1144203043 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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