NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

So Won Kim, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

So Won Kim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1316696453, issued on Mar 23, 2022. Check the license (California A191137, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1316696453
Name
So Won Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A191137 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone
(310) 374-8191
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Fax
(310) 303-6834
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250718004126); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft 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 4101 Torrance Blvd

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

  1. Janette Aceituno, AGPCNPNurse Practitioner1366335341
  2. Caroline Altergott, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1902841901
  3. Kellie AmanoPharmacist1558070458
  4. Shama Ambe, M.DNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1780881763
  5. Henry Amberg, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1336167048
  6. Anne Arafat, PHARM. D.Geriatric Pharmacist1730304452

Verify So Won Kim in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

281 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. So Won Kim281
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl17 claims
  4. Furosemide12 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium11 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncVacaville, CA
  2. Providence Medical InstituteGlendale, CA

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

So Won Kim among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

So Won Kim, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bahman Bandari, MDTorrance, CA 905031083615298
  2. Rudo Benjamin, MDTorrance, CA 905031295736676
  3. Saroj Bharatiya, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031396727319
  4. Princess Gladys Bordador, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031952366304
  5. Michael Borovay, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031174575476
  6. Carl Feld, MDTorrance, CA 905031205837697
  7. Gulzar Fidai, MDTorrance, CA 905031851398218
  8. Kalpana Hool, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031629043799

Common questions

What is So Won Kim, MD's NPI number?

So Won Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316696453, issued on Mar 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is So Won Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 374-8191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify So Won Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A191137, 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 So Won Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, So Won Kim, MD had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.