NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Kim, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Signal Hill, CA

Thomas Kim, DO is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Signal Hill, California, and NPI 1235593427, issued on Apr 13, 2016. Check the license (California 16264, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235593427
Name
Thomas Kim
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
16264 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2520 Cherry Ave Ste 288, Signal Hill, CA 90755
Phone
(909) 345-0340
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2024
Fax
(909) 760-3459
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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  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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

219 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Kim219
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
  3. Gabapentin24 claims
  4. Baclofen13 claims
  5. Finasteride13 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $180.83

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Kim$180.83
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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

Thomas Kim among 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California

Thomas Kim, DO is one of 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records list a practice address in Signal Hill

They are 4 of the 257 NPPES records with a practice address in Signal Hill, and 1,549 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in California.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Delci EschbergerSignal Hill, CA 907551528523438
  2. Sydney James, PTSignal Hill, CA 907551417793282
  3. Stephanie PalomaresSignal Hill, CA 907551225855190
  4. Fulbert Brad Fernandez, PTCarson, CA 907451497322630
  5. Garrett Wong, MDCarson, CA 907451457813867
  6. Aquilina Saw, M.D.Seal Beach, CA 907401033320353
  7. Hilary Siebens, MDSeal Beach, CA 907401639334790
  8. Payandeh Abadee, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321376557793

Common questions

What is Thomas Kim, DO's NPI number?

Thomas Kim, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235593427, issued on Apr 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Kim, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 Cherry Ave Ste 288, Signal Hill, CA, 90755. Phone: (909) 345-0340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Kim, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 16264, 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 Thomas Kim, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Kim, DO had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas Kim, DO's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.