What is Richard Kim's specialty?

Richard Kim (NPI 1770580243) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Salinas, CA.

Where does Richard Kim practice?

Richard Kim practices in Salinas, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770580243.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Kim?

Richard Kim (NPI 1770580243) received approximately $582K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,693 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770580243

Richard KimMD

PRACTICEVANTAGE EYE CENTER A MEDICAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySalinas, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,221

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

8,087

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$555K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,097

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$435K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost1,799 claims

Timolol Maleate801 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate474 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl397 claims

Prednisolone Acetate347 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.7

Quality

88.0

Cost

49.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.20%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$817

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$817

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$817

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard 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). 55 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Vantage Surgery Center, L P Ambulatory Surgical Center · Salinas, CA	296	479
COUNTY OF MONTEREY	37	69
William Wong Anesthesiology · Salinas, CA	37	54
NPI 1447682380	35	48
Srinivasa Ashokkumar Internal Medicine · Redwood City, CA	30	89
PERKINS, TODD	26	52
YEE, BOBBY	26	46
Paul Tom Podiatry · Salinas, CA	26	50
Michael Basse Diagnostic Radiology · Salinas, CA	22	30
John Clark Family Practice · Salinas, CA	21	52
HAZEL HAWKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	21	48
Richard Rupp Diagnostic Radiology · Pittsburgh, PA	20	25

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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