NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michell Kim, OD

Optometrist · Chino Hills, CA

Michell Kim, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chino Hills, California, and NPI 1285207985, issued on Jul 20, 2021. Check the license (California 34920TLG, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285207985
Name
Michell Kim
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
34920TLG CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2935 Chino Ave Ste E3, Chino Hills, CA 91709
Phone
(909) 627-1111
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2025
Fax
(909) 627-1112
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2935 Chino Ave Ste E3

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

  1. Steven Soong, O.D.Optometrist1124450929

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

380 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.

  1. Michell Kim380
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost91 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol50 claims
  3. Cyclosporine34 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth34 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate33 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate20 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $124.49

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michell Kim$124.49
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Michell Kim among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Michell Kim, OD is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 optometrist records list a practice address in Chino Hills

They are 25 of the 774 NPPES records with a practice address in Chino Hills, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marvin ChiChino Hills, CA 917091831750942
  2. Jon Crum, ODChino Hills, CA 917091760410237
  3. Suneet Gupta, O.DChino Hills, CA 917091336234814
  4. Marinda Hofacre, O.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091174689954
  5. Sophie Hsu, O.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091902118474
  6. Jennifer Huang, O.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091902244049
  7. Juliana Le, O.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091619305588
  8. Lucy Lu, O.D.Chino Hills, CA 917091821145459

Common questions

What is Michell Kim, OD's NPI number?

Michell Kim, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285207985, issued on Jul 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michell Kim, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2935 Chino Ave Ste E3, Chino Hills, CA, 91709. Phone: (909) 627-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michell Kim, OD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 34920TLG, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michell Kim, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michell Kim, OD had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michell Kim, OD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.