NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kyung Wha Kim, M.D.

Epilepsy Physician · New York, NY

Kyung Wha Kim, M.D. is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1255607966, issued on Mar 27, 2012. Check the license (New York 284582, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1255607966
Name
Kyung Wha Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
License numbers
284582 NY
101578 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(212) 746-3855
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241014004735); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 525 E 68TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Miseker Abate, MD, MPHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619430436
  2. Assem Abdel Latif, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1215345525
  3. Ahmed Abdelrahman, MDPsychiatry Physician1497288682
  4. Hossam Abdou, M.D.Surgery Physician1093247975
  5. Ummesalmah Abdulbaseer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477247336
  6. Jonathan AbelsonColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1932465077

Verify Kyung Wha Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average epilepsy physician in 2024

231 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kyung Wha Kim231
  2. Specialty average934

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam51 claims
  2. Lamotrigine31 claims
  3. Carbamazepine Er25 claims
  4. Felbamate14 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kyung Wha Kim among 29 epilepsy physician records in New York

Kyung Wha Kim, M.D. is one of 29 epilepsy physician records with a practice address in New York. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 28 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 0% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084E0001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Epilepsy Physician providers in New York

There are 29 epilepsy physician records in New York.

The 8 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hai ChenNew York, NY 100651013237270
  2. Christopher ElderNew York, NY 100171033553979
  3. Patricia Dugan, M.D.New York, NY 100161467789107
  4. Daniel Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100161407900152
  5. Siddhartha Nadkarni, M.D.New York, NY 100161861400814
  6. Priya PurushothamanNew York, NY 100161104357391
  7. Sheryl Haut, MDBronx, NY 104671679658991
  8. Saroj KunnakkatBronx, NY 104671124515507

Common questions

What is Kyung Wha Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kyung Wha Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255607966, issued on Mar 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kyung Wha Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 746-3855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kyung Wha Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 284582, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kyung Wha Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kyung Wha Kim, M.D. had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. 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.