What is Esther Kim's specialty?

Esther Kim (NPI 1740265073) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Sacramento, CA.

Where does Esther Kim practice?

Esther Kim practices in Sacramento, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740265073.

How much does Medicare pay Esther Kim?

Esther Kim (NPI 1740265073) received approximately $91K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 397 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740265073

Esther KimM.D.

OphthalmologySacramento, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

513

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

564

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$83K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — below median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

307

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate142 claims

Polymyxin B Sulf/Trimethoprim90 claims

Latanoprost37 claims

Ofloxacin14 claims

Cyclosporine13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.2

Quality

64.8

Cost

68.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.34%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$632

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$632

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$632

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Esther Kim's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jeannette Tom Lerman Anesthesiology · Sacramento, CA	29	138
Tricia Ouchi Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Sacramento, CA	16	75
Lilian Duru Family Practice · Rancho Cordova, CA	15	55
Mark Mannis Ophthalmology · Sacramento, CA	14	57
Patricia Takeda Cardiology · Sacramento, CA	14	41
Kimberly Beres Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Sacramento, CA	11	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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