NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Santa Monica, CA

James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1275977407, issued on Apr 18, 2013. Check the license (California A134852, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275977407
Name
James Hyun-Tae Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A134852 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1328 22ND St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 829-5511
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181004002578); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2013
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 1328 22ND St

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

  1. Laura Alexander, MDAnesthesiology Physician1699763094
  2. Warren Allen, M.D.Cytopathology Physician1801850722
  3. Sophie Andriaschuk, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1063421378
  4. Alice Chung, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1326296542
  5. James Cowman, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1770696510
  6. George Edwards, M.D.Nuclear Medicine Physician1538125489

Verify James Hyun-Tae 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Kim$23.58
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Bayside Anesthesia Medical GroupSanta Monica, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Hyun-Tae Kim among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in California

There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Alexander, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041699763094
  2. Sophie Andriaschuk, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041063421378
  3. Thomas Bohlmann, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041265448195
  4. Grace Chang, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041720024789
  5. James Cowman, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041770696510
  6. George Herr, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041578575395
  7. Eric Hsu, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041972537835
  8. Roger Mah, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041477564185

Common questions

What is James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275977407, issued on Apr 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1328 22ND St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A134852, 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.

What is James Hyun-Tae Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 65 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.