NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1629538160, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (California A177649, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629538160
Name
Sung Hyun Lim
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A177649 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 16TH St Ste 2304, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 267-9641
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230706001274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2019
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 1250 16TH St Ste 2304

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

  1. Khushboo Akkad, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1043653397
  2. Tony Kamel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770089419
  3. Jane MaHospitalist Physician1699118760
  4. Justin Rogoski, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770100794

Verify Sung Hyun Lim 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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

86 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sung Hyun Lim86
  2. Specialty average521

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA

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

Sung Hyun Lim among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica

They are 96 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Spencer Adams, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041487688198
  2. Nathan Cox, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041912173378
  3. Erin Dowling, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041568645901
  4. Retha GoodglickSanta Monica, CA 904041396994034
  5. Adela Greeley, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041205968492
  6. David Kagan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041992965768
  7. Russell KerbelSanta Monica, CA 904041164699203
  8. Mike La, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041790949535

Common questions

What is Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629538160, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St Ste 2304, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 267-9641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists California license number A177649, 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 Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sung Hyun Lim, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.