NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Kim, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Buena Park, CA

Stephen Kim, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Buena Park, California, and NPI 1659449791, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (California 58231, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659449791
Name
Stephen Kim
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
58231 CA
0515061 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7841 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621
Phone
(714) 739-7173
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 739-7174
Medicaid ID
02664253 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7841 Commonwealth Ave

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

  1. Julie Kim, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1386971000
  2. Grace Lee, D.D.S.Dentist1356674725

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

278 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Stephen Kim278
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin161 claims
  2. Ibuprofen103 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: $11.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Kim$11.35
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Kim among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Stephen Kim, DDS is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2011 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Buena Park

They are 43 of the 728 NPPES records with a practice address in Buena Park, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Seung Hoon Baek, DDSBuena Park, CA 906211801957725
  2. Howard Choi, DDSBuena Park, CA 906211255365516
  3. Yun Choi, DMDBuena Park, CA 906211023260577
  4. Michael Han, DDSBuena Park, CA 906211699108399
  5. Julie Kim, D.D.SBuena Park, CA 906211386971000
  6. Soo Yeon Kwon, D.M.DBuena Park, CA 906211427404979
  7. Claire LeeBuena Park, CA 906211225365588
  8. Quynh Ngo, DMDBuena Park, CA 906211962801886

Common questions

What is Stephen Kim, DDS's NPI number?

Stephen Kim, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659449791, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Kim, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7841 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA, 90621. Phone: (714) 739-7173. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Kim, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 58231, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen Kim, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Kim, DDS had 278 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.