Joowon Kim, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Torrance, CA
Joowon Kim, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1285790220, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (California 54775, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joowon Kim
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 54775 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1270 Sartori Ave, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (310) 320-1471
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1270 Sartori Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joowon Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin18 claims
- Ibuprofen18 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: $162.79
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Joowon Kim among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California
Joowon Kim, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
195 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 195 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joowon Kim, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Joowon Kim, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285790220, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joowon Kim, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1270 Sartori Ave, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (310) 320-1471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joowon Kim, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 54775, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joowon Kim, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joowon Kim, D.D.S. had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.