NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Junuk Kim, MD

Surgery Physician · Shenandoah, TX

Junuk Kim, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1497917553, issued on Jun 30, 2008. Check the license (Texas N3791, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497917553
Name
Junuk Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
N3791 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
129 Vision Park Blvd Ste 212, Shenandoah, TX 77384
Phone
(832) 303-2922
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2023
Fax
(866) 923-1223
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091119000648); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Junuk Kim257
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-G69 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass32 claims
  3. Metronidazole29 claims
  4. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes22 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf17 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl15 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: $2,433.71

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Applied Medical Resources Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Junuk Kim$2,433.71
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Junuk Kim among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Junuk Kim, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 surgery physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah

They are 18 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Buczek, D.O.Shenandoah, TX 773841962448811
  2. Yong Choi, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841639235328
  3. Robert Cook, MDShenandoah, TX 773841437143518
  4. James Dickerson, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841760548036
  5. Loren Rourke, MDShenandoah, TX 773841336343235
  6. Karen Louie, DOShenandoah, TX 773851891107199
  7. Rafael Lugo, MDShenandoah, TX 773851245224492
  8. Enrique De-Valdenebro, M.D.Spring, TX 773861184662991

Common questions

What is Junuk Kim, MD's NPI number?

Junuk Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497917553, issued on Jun 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Junuk Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 129 Vision Park Blvd Ste 212, Shenandoah, TX, 77384. Phone: (832) 303-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Junuk Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N3791, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Junuk Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Junuk Kim, MD had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.