Joung Heon Kim, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Joung Heon Kim, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1972064822, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (California A192760, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joung Heon Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A192760 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 444 S San Vicente Blvd Ste 603, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-4566
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240801000842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 444 S San Vicente Blvd Ste 603
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Adam Baker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376914846
- Christian Blough, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730765348
- Purav Brahmbhatt, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1881216901
- Kathleen Breda, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164886958
Verify Joung Heon Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A192760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt30 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Celecoxib22 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 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: $455.67
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joung Heon Kim among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Joung Heon Kim, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sonu Ahluwalia, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481952459513
- Earl BrienLos Angeles, CA 900481518024702
- Rodney Gabriel, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481578631032
- Jon Greenfield, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481487644118
- Joseph Isaacson, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481912079955
- Charles Moon, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481376527440
- Michael Pearl, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481588731319
- Ramin Rabbani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481306926340
Common questions
What is Joung Heon Kim, MD's NPI number?
Joung Heon Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972064822, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joung Heon Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 444 S San Vicente Blvd Ste 603, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joung Heon Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A192760, 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 Joung Heon Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joung Heon Kim, MD had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.