Nam Uk Kim, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Irvine, CA
Nam Uk Kim, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1861572513, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (California A81797, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nam Uk Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A81797 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16200 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 610-7245
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (657) 241-7720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050127000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nam Uk Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A81797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate22 claims
- Potassium Chloride18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Eliquis12 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: $161.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Pacific Hospitalist Associates A Medical CorporationIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nam Uk Kim among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Nam Uk Kim, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nam Uk Kim, MD's NPI number?
Nam Uk Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861572513, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nam Uk Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16200 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 610-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nam Uk Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A81797, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nam Uk Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nam Uk Kim, MD had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.