James T. Kim, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chula Vista, CA
James T. Kim, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1336378371, issued on Jul 13, 2009. Check the license (California A121180, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James T. Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A121180 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 754 Medical Center CT Ste 101, Chula Vista, CA 91911
- Phone
- (619) 434-4288
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 434-4315
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140822002616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 754 Medical Center CT Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Liikala, DNPNurse Practitioner1114659091
Verify James T. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A121180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,301 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol339 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium308 claims
- Losartan Potassium232 claims
- Eliquis216 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Nifedipine Er175 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): 24 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: $895.73
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James T. Kim among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
James T. Kim, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
All 2,574 in California → Every provider in Chula Vista → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nadia Abelhad, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919111619400801
- Philip Bajo, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919111245242783
- Hulbert Do, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919111679733760
- Benjamin Hourani, MDChula Vista, CA 919111174637466
- Joel Juarez-Uribe, M.D.Chula Vista, CA 919111912091067
- Stuart Laiken, MDChula Vista, CA 919111891800074
- Meena Narayanan, MDChula Vista, CA 919111508170697
- Milind Parikh, D.O.Chula Vista, CA 919111194161406
Common questions
What is James T. Kim, MD's NPI number?
James T. Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336378371, issued on Jul 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James T. Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 754 Medical Center CT Ste 101, Chula Vista, CA, 91911. Phone: (619) 434-4288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James T. Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A121180, 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 James T. Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James T. Kim, MD had 3,301 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James T. Kim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 24 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.