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Edward W. Kim, M.D.

NPI 1134185606ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Laguna Hills, CA

Ophthalmology (M.D.) in Laguna Hills, California, trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (class of 1975). In 2024 Medicare paid $139,658 for 676 patients, and Part D covered 472 of their prescriptions, 51% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $162.55 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1134185606
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 13, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000XG40557CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients676
Services billed1,966 across 24 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$139,658

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)472 · 852 30-day fills
Patients128
Total drug cost$38,280
Generic share51% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Graduation year1975
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$162.55 · 6 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$605.50 · 22 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$107.614
Alcon Vision LLC$29.381
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$25.561

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$162.55 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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