NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician NPI 1588124697 MD
Verify on CMS → Sean Kim, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Baltimore, Maryland.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 983 in Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
261
Medicare Part D claims · 81 beneficiaries · Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician avg: 593
Generic prescribing
76%
generic claims · 24% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.5K
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Sean Kim, MD filed 261 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in Baltimore, Maryland, prescribing 76% generic.
- 261
- Part D claims, 2024
- 76%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥48th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sean Kim, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1588124697), first enumerated 03/23/2019.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 261 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
3 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.5K in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1588124697 · Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1588124697
- ENUM-RECENT 2019
- TAX-NARROW 983
- RX-LIGHT 261
- BOOK-THIN 25 in Maryland
- PHOTO-ENUM William Anderson · 2019
Sean Kim, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
261 ≥ 48th percentile 48% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sean Kim, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 3 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sean Kim, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
261 56% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Maryland
How Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1588124697 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/23/2019 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sean Kim, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
According to CMS billing records, Sean Kim, MD is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities across 3 states.
Associated Retinal Consultants LLC
Hanover, PA
The Retina Group OF Washington PLLC
Baltimore, MD
Unmc Physicians
Omaha, NE
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sean Kim, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.5K
Largest payer
Alcon Vision LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Sean Kim, MD - brand share 24.0%
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician average
24% brand-name claims vs 76% generic, on 261 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
261
Total Claims
$9K
Total Drug Cost
81
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 350.533
- Total Day Supply
- 8,976
- Brand vs Generic
- 24% brand / 76% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $5K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.44
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 19, 65-74: 35, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sean Kim, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
45 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
42 claims
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
32 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate
Brimonidine Tartrate
24 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha…
Ketorolac Tromethamine
19 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin…
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
18 claims
- Prednisone 13
Prednisone
13 claims
- Difluprednate 11
Difluprednate
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 45 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 42 |
| Latanoprost | 32 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 24 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 19 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 18 |
| Prednisone | 13 |
| Difluprednate | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Overview
How Sean Kim, MD fits within the Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician landscape nationally.
983
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in US
48
States with Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
593
Avg Claims per Provider
Sean Kim, MD's 261 claims are below the specialty average of 593.
Nationwide Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kim, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2019)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in Maryland
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kim.
One of 25 Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers enrolled in Maryland, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Zaaira Ahmad
MD
Salisbury, MD
Dr. Mutaz Al-Nawaflh
MD
Rockville, MD
Dr. Christina Antonopoulos
M.D.
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Daniel Brill
M.D.
Baltimore, MD
Panos Christakis
Bethesda, MD
Compare Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sean Kim, MD's specialty? ▼
Sean Kim, MD specializes in Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician and practices in Baltimore, Maryland. Credentials: MD.
How much does Sean Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Sean Kim, MD wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims totaling $9K in drug costs for 81 beneficiaries.
Where is Sean Kim, MD located? ▼
Sean Kim, MD is located at 6115 FALLS RD STE 300, Baltimore, MD, 21209. Phone: (410) 377-7611.
What is Sean Kim, MD's NPI number? ▼
Sean Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588124697, issued on 03/23/2019.
Does Sean Kim, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sean Kim, MD's prescribing is 24% brand-name and 76% generic drugs by claim count, with $5K in brand drug costs.
How many Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 983 Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider writes 593 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sean Kim, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sean Kim, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Dorzolamide-Timolol, Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sean Kim, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Sean Kim, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 261 Part D claims and 81 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sean Kim, MD's credentials? ▼
Sean Kim, MD's NPI is 1588124697 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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