What is Jim Kim's specialty?

Jim Kim (NPI 1992762769) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Bakersfield, CA.

Where does Jim Kim practice?

Jim Kim practices in Bakersfield, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992762769.

How much does Medicare pay Jim Kim?

Jim Kim (NPI 1992762769) received approximately $2.4M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 756 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992762769

Jim KimMD

PRACTICEJIM C. KIM, M.D., INCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyBakersfield, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,647

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

154,588

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.3M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 530 Rheumatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,833).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Methotrexate Sodium820 claims

Prednisone804 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate617 claims

Tramadol Hcl556 claims

Meloxicam407 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.2

Quality

98.2

Cost

45.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.56%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

115

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$11

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$11

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jim 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). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	389	1,446
DIGNITY HEALTH	51	87
Mark Williams Diagnostic Radiology · Bakersfield, CA	50	116
KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	41	323
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	39	101
Lorraine Ash Diagnostic Radiology · Bakersfield, CA	34	115
BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	29	87
James Cusator Diagnostic Radiology · Bakersfield, CA	26	77
BALADANDAPANI, PARAMESHWARI	24	34
KAPOOR, KARAN	22	29
Gregory Stainer Ophthalmology · La Jolla, CA	20	48
Jeffrey Crowley Dermatology · Bakersfield, CA	17	65

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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