William E. Kim, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
William E. Kim, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1457302499, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (California A41886, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William E. Kim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A41886 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3701 Skypark Dr, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 373-1400
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050915000354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William E. Kim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A41886Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,484 Medicare Part D claims for 452 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium458 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Meloxicam204 claims
- Losartan Potassium185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate167 claims
- Azithromycin167 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Beach Cities Internal MedicineTorrance, CA
- William E Kim MD IncTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William E. Kim among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
William E. Kim, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 231 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is William E. Kim, MD's NPI number?
William E. Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457302499, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William E. Kim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3701 Skypark Dr, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 373-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William E. Kim, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A41886, 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 William E. Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William E. Kim, MD had 6,484 Medicare Part D claims for 452 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.
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.