NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Earl Kim, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Glendale, CA

Richard Earl Kim, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1285955880, issued on Jun 17, 2010. Check the license (California A129743, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285955880
Name
Richard Earl Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A129743 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
Phone
(818) 502-1900
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140728002647); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 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 1420 S Central Ave

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

  1. Andranik Agazaryan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1326401852
  2. Jodi Aragona, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1336196583
  3. Aristotle AriolaAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1104536523
  4. Lourdes Arteaga, MSN, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1235208141
  5. Sylvia Ashour, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1871735365
  6. Hari AvedissianAnesthesiology Physician1780117523

Verify Richard Earl 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score50.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $33.20

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Kim$33.20
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cep America - Anesthesia PCFremont, CA
  2. G2 Anesthesia PCSan Jose, CA

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

Richard Earl Kim among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Richard Earl Kim, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% 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 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

51 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Glendale

They are 51 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sylvia Ashour, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041871735365
  2. Hari AvedissianGlendale, CA 912041780117523
  3. Rodney Cheng, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041366612228
  4. Ivan Hronek, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041124131941
  5. Johny IV, MDGlendale, CA 912041326425208
  6. Gregory Lara, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041144244484
  7. Jonathan Lau, D.O.Glendale, CA 912041144367111
  8. James Nassiri, MD, MAGlendale, CA 912041225164999

Common questions

What is Richard Earl Kim, MD's NPI number?

Richard Earl Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285955880, issued on Jun 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Earl Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1420 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 502-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Earl Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A129743, 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.

What is Richard Earl Kim, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.