Richard Thomas Kim, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sacramento, CA
Richard Thomas Kim, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1912949132, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (California C51931, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Thomas Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- C51931 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 325-1040
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 669-4100
- Medicaid ID
- 00C519310 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050718000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 723 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Imran Aurangzeb, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1831127570
- Alicia Belden, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609545458
- Nathaniel Defelice, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1366761496
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- Kapil Dhawan, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1558385997
Verify Richard Thomas Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere13 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $426.27
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Pulmonary Medicine Associates Medical Group Inc.Sacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Thomas Kim among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Richard Thomas Kim, M.D. is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
All 723 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Afzal, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161689600553
- Imran Aurangzeb, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161831127570
- Richard Defelice, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161063458495
- Kapil Dhawan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161558385997
- Darshan DhinganiSacramento, CA 958161053547968
- Nathaniel Gordon, MDSacramento, CA 958161063731966
- Saman Hayatdavoudi, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161093912958
- Daniel Ikeda, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161730124520
Common questions
What is Richard Thomas Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Thomas Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912949132, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Thomas Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1508 Alhambra Blvd Ste 200, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 325-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Thomas Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51931, 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 Thomas Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Thomas Kim, M.D. had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Thomas Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.