NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronnie Kim, O.D.

Optometrist · Dallas, TX

Ronnie Kim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1780693747, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas 6177T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1780693747
Name
Ronnie Kim
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
6177T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3662 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75237
Phone
(972) 709-4686
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 298-8459
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060104000742); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 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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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.

  1. Ronnie Kim251
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost103 claims
  2. Erythromycin15 claims
  3. Loteprednol Etabonate14 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
  5. Tobradex13 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol11 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: $169.37

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronnie Kim$169.37
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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. Med Southwest PLLCTexarkana, TX

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

Ronnie Kim among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Ronnie Kim, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Texas

There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Burton, ODDallas, TX 752371144285891
  2. Melantha Nephew, O.D.Dallas, TX 752371902868748
  3. Ric Peterson, ODDallas, TX 752371720297740
  4. Laurence Thomas, O.D.Dallas, TX 752371316901291
  5. Anh Trinh, O.D.Dallas, TX 752371497059091
  6. Tri Vuong, O.D.Dallas, TX 752371518974047
  7. James Auvil, ODDallas, TX 752361972700995
  8. Kim Bahl, ODDallas, TX 752351114908605

Common questions

What is Ronnie Kim, O.D.'s NPI number?

Ronnie Kim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780693747, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronnie Kim, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3662 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX, 75237. Phone: (972) 709-4686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronnie Kim, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 6177T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ronnie Kim, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronnie Kim, O.D. had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.