NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Min Peter Kim, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX

Min Peter Kim, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1558689661, issued on May 13, 2010. Check the license (Texas N0168, 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
1558689661
Name
Min Peter Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
N0168 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-5141
Enumerated
May 13, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
216129102 TX
216129101 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101026001374); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2003
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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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St

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

  1. Bincy Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1578767166
  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Min Kim11
  2. Specialty average101

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: $29,267.33

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Min Kim$29,267
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Min Peter Kim among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Min Peter Kim, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marvin Atkins, MDHouston, TX 770301730160706
  2. Steven Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073512513
  3. Jonathan Ho, MDHouston, TX 770301417949264
  4. Gerald Lawrie, MDHouston, TX 770301457351074
  5. Thomas Macgillivray, MDHouston, TX 770301184605354
  6. Walter Ohara, MDHouston, TX 770301376541789
  7. Octavio Pajaro, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629065677
  8. Rick Peng, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154304103

Common questions

What is Min Peter Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Min Peter Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558689661, issued on May 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Min Peter Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Min Peter Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0168, 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 Min Peter Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Min Peter Kim, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.