NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Kim, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Aliso Viejo, CA

Paul Kim, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Aliso Viejo, California, and NPI 1144541665, issued on Jun 18, 2010. Check the license (California A135423, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1144541665
Name
Paul Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
A135423 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5 Journey, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Phone
(949) 644-5800
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150914001075); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2010
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 5 Journey

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

  1. Brian Barragan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699326371
  2. Kenneth Martinez, M.D.Neurology Physician1093825259
  3. Shannon O'Connor, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1861586554
  4. Apirada Petchpud, DDSDentist1598820953
  5. Wendy Reulman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770780462
  6. Chardonnay Shinn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467857078

Verify Paul Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $61.32

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Kim$61.32
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

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

  1. 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).

Paul Kim among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California

Paul Kim, M.D. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lido Chen, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531891781753
  2. Shahryar Mousavi, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531023263282
  3. Balaji Charlu, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601609980432
  4. Sten Kramer, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601780783712
  5. Oran Mehrnia, DONewport Beach, CA 926601851812960
  6. John Petraglia, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601417933938
  7. Michael Shahbazian, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601417091133
  8. Ashraf Taha, ASH TAHANewport Beach, CA 926631770729022

Common questions

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

Paul Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144541665, issued on Jun 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Journey, Aliso Viejo, CA, 92656. Phone: (949) 644-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A135423, 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.

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.