Richard Kim, M.D.
Urology Physician · Houston, TX
Richard Kim, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1356434765, issued on Sep 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6983, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- L6983 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W 27TH St, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-0533
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 169817701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040210000744); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
2,910 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 143 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl587 claims
- Finasteride485 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er205 claims
- Estradiol168 claims
- Myrbetriq127 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine115 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: $216.75
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Kim among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Richard Kim, M.D. is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Peter Hinh, MDHouston, TX 770041033404629
- Dustin Luse, MDHouston, TX 770041407353055
- Tony McClung, MDHouston, TX 770041841288362
- Bryan Pham, M.D.Houston, TX 770041154702033
- Juan Stern, M.D.Houston, TX 770041437241296
Common questions
What is Richard Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356434765, issued on Sep 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W 27TH St, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-0533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6983, 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 Richard Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Kim, M.D. had 2,910 Medicare Part D claims for 717 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.