Victor B. Kim, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New Bern, NC
Victor B. Kim, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New Bern, North Carolina, and NPI 1356305833, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200400532, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor B. Kim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 200400532 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 960 Newman RD, New Bern, NC 28562
- Phone
- (252) 633-6730
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 633-6740
- Medicaid ID
- 30205283 NH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160209002148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 960 Newman RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew CalcuttAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1154906170
- Charles Choe, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609178144
- Piotr Dumicz, M.D.Surgery Physician1669553400
- Taylor GordonPhysician Assistant1952716250
- Gregory Smaroff, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1073581898
- Alexis TolerFamily Nurse Practitioner1598627044
Verify Victor B. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200400532Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel72 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 claims
- Cilostazol18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 47.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $679.83
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinaeast PhysiciansNew Bern, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Victor B. Kim among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Victor B. Kim, M.D. is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in New Bern → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Halligan, MDNew Bern, NC 285621366413353
- Gregory Smaroff, MDNew Bern, NC 285621073581898
- Kecia Simmons, GNPNew Bern, NC 285601497903884
- Richard Carlton, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011104887850
- Mark Hennington, MDHickory, NC 286011093776619
- Brett Starr, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011538579701
- Robert Cortina, MDWilmington, NC 284011952371890
- Ivan David, MDWilmington, NC 284011386669471
Common questions
What is Victor B. Kim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Victor B. Kim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356305833, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor B. Kim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 960 Newman RD, New Bern, NC, 28562. Phone: (252) 633-6730. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor B. Kim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400532, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Victor B. Kim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor B. Kim, M.D. had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Victor B. Kim, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 47.6 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.