Joan Kim
Ophthalmology Physician · Des Plaines, IL
Joan Kim is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1609049279, issued on Apr 3, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036142820, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Kim
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 036142820 IL
264824 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 73 N Broadway St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (224) 725-3239
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170719003738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 73 N Broadway St
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Verify Joan Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036142820Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
355 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost71 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate52 claims
- Fluorometholone42 claims
- Moxifloxacin22 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate21 claims
- Difluprednate20 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: $17.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan Kim among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Joan Kim is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 15 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leonard Bendikas, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161932118148
- Maria Fernandez, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161235652207
- Ira Garoon, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161609994441
- Marshall Hirshman, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161003840133
- James Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161477587509
- Richard Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161841213725
- Jeffrey Mono, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161306869284
- Charles Mullenix, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161942206578
Common questions
What is Joan Kim's NPI number?
Joan Kim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609049279, issued on Apr 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Kim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 73 N Broadway St, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (224) 725-3239. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Kim's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036142820, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joan Kim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Kim had 355 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.