Jong Duk Kim, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Paul, MN
Jong Duk Kim, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1679548036, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 47957, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jong Duk Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 47957 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN 55101
- Phone
- (651) 254-2987
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2026
- Fax
- (651) 254-1603
- Medicaid ID
- 141600600 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050713000105); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jong Duk Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 47957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate33 claims
- Mupirocin32 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- Allina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN
- Group Health Plan IncSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jong Duk Kim among 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Jong Duk Kim, M.D. is one of 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota.
All 163 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Paul → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Baldwin, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011104853092
- Jonathan Boksberger, D.O.Saint Paul, MN 551011487846002
- Timothy Kroshus, MDSt Paul, MN 551011205896750
- Robert Emery, MDSt Paul, MN 551021326013178
- Gabriel Olivares Rodriguez, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021154608255
- Benjamin Zhang, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021275911414
- Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.Maplewood, MN 551091629209366
- Ryan Knoper, M.D.Maplewood, MN 551091376836031
Common questions
What is Jong Duk Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jong Duk Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679548036, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jong Duk Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. Phone: (651) 254-2987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jong Duk Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47957, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jong Duk Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jong Duk Kim, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jong Duk Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.