NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Kim, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX

Samuel Kim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1932846748, issued on May 14, 2022. Check the license (Texas U7224, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1932846748
Name
Samuel Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
U7224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Department OF Internal Medicine 3601 4TH Street, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone
(806) 743-3155
Enumerated
May 14, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250801003665); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2022
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 Department OF Internal Medicine 3601 4TH Street

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

  1. Hector Garcia Pleitez, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912698994

Verify Samuel Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

265 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Kim265
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin20 claims
  2. Clopidogrel16 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl15 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: $135.56

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Kim$135.56
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX

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

Samuel Kim among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Samuel Kim, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 2022, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 116 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Bethune, MDLubbock, TX 794301063551067
  2. Lynn Bickley, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301841288180
  3. Dolores Buscemi, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301841288099
  4. Lauren Cobbs, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301053370684
  5. David Edwards, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301811195472
  6. Swetha Gadwala, MDLubbock, TX 794301871855544
  7. Luisa Marin, MDLubbock, TX 794301316941107
  8. Teddy Mitchell, MDLubbock, TX 794301295894830

Common questions

What is Samuel Kim, MD's NPI number?

Samuel Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932846748, issued on May 14, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Department OF Internal Medicine 3601 4TH Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-3155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U7224, 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 Samuel Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Kim, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.