Karen H. Kim, MD
Dermatology Physician · Chestnut Hill, MA
Karen H. Kim, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and NPI 1215920004, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 228964, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen H. Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 228964 MA
222632-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1244 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
- Phone
- (617) 731-1600
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 731-1601
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1244 Boylston St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tracy Blair, M.S, CCC-AAudiologist1508992405
- Kelly Buchanan, PAPhysician Assistant1205096583
- Vassiliki Cartsos, DMD, MSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1295075521
Verify Karen H. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 228964Check 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 dermatology physician in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
- Valacyclovir21 claims
- Tretinoin17 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: $801.36
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Skincare Physicians IncChestnut Hill, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen H. Kim among 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts
Karen H. Kim, MD is one of 627 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Chestnut Hill
They are 11 of the 772 NPPES records with a practice address in Chestnut Hill, and 627 dermatology physician records in Massachusetts.
All 627 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Chestnut Hill → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Arndt, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671265400535
- Jeffrey Dover, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671316909005
- Michael Kaminer, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671568424042
- Chotinij Lertphanichkul, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671831684224
- Andrei Metelitsa, M.D., FRCPCChestnut Hill, MA 024671336477249
- Sarah Millan, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671356082077
- Deborah Scott, MDChestnut Hill, MA 024671477518322
- Brooke Sikora, M.D.Chestnut Hill, MA 024671760682553
Common questions
What is Karen H. Kim, MD's NPI number?
Karen H. Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215920004, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen H. Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1244 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467. Phone: (617) 731-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen H. Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 228964, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen H. Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen H. Kim, MD had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.