NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Im, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

Richard Im, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1972586840, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (California A86732, 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
1972586840
Name
Richard Im
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A86732 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone
(951) 515-6765
Enumerated
Nov 23, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051206000957); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2001
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 2600 Redondo Ave

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

  1. Ellen Amador, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1336244847
  2. Adela AmayaClinical Social Worker1922443142
  3. Diego Arrieta Paoli, RNRegistered Nurse1871438283
  4. Taylor ArthurClinical Social Worker1134744501
  5. Jeannette BakkeRegistered Nurse1629913934
  6. Tamara Balthazar, RACDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1568274249

Verify Richard Im 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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

324 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Im324
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin41 claims
  2. Cephalexin28 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
  4. Baclofen24 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl21 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGarden Grove, CA

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

Richard Im among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Richard Im, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

221 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach

They are 221 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Adams, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061801852900
  2. Mark Asbill, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061558310896
  3. Alla Gartsman, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061457317133
  4. Sabrina Harper, MDLong Beach, CA 908061023081924
  5. Tina Kitajima, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061033164892
  6. Angela Lamotte, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061538166764
  7. Raymond Lee, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061295790277
  8. Peter Leidl, MDLong Beach, CA 908061447257688

Common questions

What is Richard Im, MD's NPI number?

Richard Im, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972586840, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Im, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (951) 515-6765. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Im, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A86732, 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 Richard Im, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Im, MD had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.