NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shelley S. Kim, O.D.

Optometrist · Des Plaines, IL

Shelley S. Kim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1396752846, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046-0009187, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1396752846
Name
Shelley S. Kim
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046-0009187 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
865 Elmhurst RD, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone
(847) 437-1005
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(847) 437-0755
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260216002124); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1999
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 865 Elmhurst RD

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

  1. Syeda Fatima, ODOptometrist1699124602
  2. Allen Simon, ODOptometrist1497945430

Verify Shelley S. Kim in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shelley Kim12
  2. Specialty average277

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: $241.18

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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. Shelley Kim$241.18
  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. Metro Eye Complete Family Eyecare SCMilwaukee, WI

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

Shelley S. Kim among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Shelley S. Kim, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 68% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Illinois

There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hemali Dave, O.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161386716165
  2. Syeda Fatima, ODDes Plaines, IL 600161699124602
  3. Allen Simon, ODDes Plaines, IL 600161497945430
  4. Janet Tseng, O.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161689644858
  5. Nada AbdallahDeerfield, IL 600151669206066
  6. Carol Barron, ODDeerfield, IL 600151851497127
  7. Steven Eiden, O.D.Deerfield, IL 600151457342685
  8. Michael Hammer, ODDeerfield, IL 600151013967181

Common questions

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

Shelley S. Kim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396752846, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shelley S. Kim, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 865 Elmhurst RD, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 437-1005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-0009187, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Shelley S. Kim, O.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.