NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Euin Kim, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · San Diego, CA

Paul Euin Kim, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1871517110, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (California A63939, 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
1871517110
Name
Paul Euin Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
A63939 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8352 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste A, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone
(619) 543-0144
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2023
Fax
(619) 543-0445
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000956); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1996
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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  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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

859 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 378 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Kim859
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen176 claims
  2. Gabapentin122 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen82 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl77 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl55 claims
  6. Baclofen40 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: $400.20

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Kim$400.20
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. Paul E Kim MD IncSan Diego, CA

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

Paul Euin Kim among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California

Paul Euin Kim, M.D. is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California

There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.

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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Dobecki, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111346213329
  2. Kevin Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921111457388225
  3. Clayton Varga, MDSan Diego, CA 921101629060694
  4. Steven Arentz, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091881976546
  5. Michael Huntley, MDSan Diego, CA 921081295762078
  6. Kevin Toliver, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081346202850
  7. John Gillick, MD, MPHSan Diego, CA 921071609845700
  8. Aidan Clarke, MDSan Diego, CA 921031215941158

Common questions

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

Paul Euin Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871517110, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Euin Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8352 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Ste A, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (619) 543-0144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A63939, 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 Paul Euin Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Euin Kim, M.D. had 859 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.