Michelle Kim, O.D.
Optometrist · Bakersfield, CA
Michelle Kim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1255660825, issued on Dec 10, 2009. Check the license (California 13853, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13853 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9820 Brimhall RD, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Phone
- (213) 703-4321
- Enumerated
- Dec 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100419000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9820 Brimhall RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rakesh Momi, ODOptometrist1578392585
- Eileen Ng, O.D.Optometrist1114156684
Verify Michelle Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 13853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine84 claims
- Latanoprost42 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Kim among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Michelle Kim, O.D. 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Laverty, ODBakersfield, CA 933121588706881
- Andrew McCan, ODBakersfield, CA 933121558084541
- Rakesh Momi, ODBakersfield, CA 933121578392585
- Eileen Ng, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121114156684
- Son Nguyen, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121548212426
- Cheree Wilhelmsen, ODBakersfield, CA 933121659489102
- Thurman Wood, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933121508885245
- James Ardis, O.D.Bakersfield, CA 933131548540867
Common questions
What is Michelle Kim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Kim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255660825, issued on Dec 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9820 Brimhall RD, Bakersfield, CA, 93312. Phone: (213) 703-4321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13853, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Kim, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Kim, O.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.