NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sung Whee Kim, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Torrance, CA

Sung Whee Kim, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1568031011, issued on Jun 20, 2021. Check the license (California A201846, 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
1568031011
Name
Sung Whee Kim
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
A201846 CA
38099 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 530-1151
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250609002855); may accept Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 23700 Camino Del Sol

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

  1. Kenneth Abjelina, MDPsychiatry Physician1649267071
  2. Angelie Acepcion, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1881243582
  3. Michaele Aguirre, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1699287730
  4. Peter Ampudia, MDPsychiatry Physician1700858214
  5. Lincoln Bickford, MD, PHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1154506962
  6. Charilyn Bringas, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1659715266

Verify Sung Whee 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

507 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Sung Kim507
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone31 claims
  2. Lamotrigine31 claims
  3. Clonazepam28 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl26 claims
  5. Venlafaxine Hcl Er25 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl20 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: $140.15

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sung Kim$140.15
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Sung Whee Kim among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Sung Whee Kim, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

150 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 150 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Abjelina, MDTorrance, CA 905051649267071
  2. Peter Ampudia, MDTorrance, CA 905051700858214
  3. Manolito Fidel, MDTorrance, CA 905051326098534
  4. Jack Freinhar, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051689618878
  5. Ronald Gelfand, MDTorrance, CA 905051700845088
  6. Alan Green, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051497721260
  7. Margarita Krasnova, MDTorrance, CA 905051639240757
  8. Charles Lee, MDTorrance, CA 905051306852561

Common questions

What is Sung Whee Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sung Whee Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568031011, issued on Jun 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sung Whee Kim, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23700 Camino Del Sol, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 530-1151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sung Whee Kim, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A201846, 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 Whee Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sung Whee Kim, M.D. had 507 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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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.