Walter Kim, M.D.
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician in Scottsdale, Arizona. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 199 in Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Walter Kim, M.D. filed 617 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- 617
- Part D claims, 2023
- $2.2K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Walter Kim, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
617 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Walter Kim, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Walter Kim, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Largest specialties in Arizona (% of in-state providers)
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician ranks #488 among Arizona's specialties (0% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Arizona provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Walter Kim, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 16220 N SCOTTSDALE RD STE 300, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254, with a listed phone of (866) 792-1191. NPI 1568451649 was issued on 10/20/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Kim most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 617 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 58 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $557K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.1%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 199 enrolled providers across 35 states and an average of 992 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1568451649 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/20/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Walter Kim, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.2K
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 664
- Total Day Supply
- 17,616
- Generic Drug Cost
- $79K
- Opioid Claims
- 19 (3.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 30
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.67
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Walter Kim, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
53 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
50 claims
- Anastrozole 20
Anastrozole
20 claims
- Furosemide 20
Furosemide
20 claims
- Losartan Potassium 18
Losartan Potassium
18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 17
Atorvastatin Calcium
17 claims
- Metformin Hcl 17
Metformin Hcl
17 claims
- Eliquis 15
Eliquis
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 53 |
| Prednisone | 50 |
| Anastrozole | 20 |
| Furosemide | 20 |
| Losartan Potassium | 18 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 17 |
| Metformin Hcl | 17 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 15 |
| Allopurinol | 14 |
| Bicalutamide | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician Overview
How Walter Kim, M.D. fits within the Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician landscape nationally.
Walter Kim, M.D.'s 617 claims are below the specialty average of 992.
Nearby Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kim.
Compare Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Arizona medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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