Dr. Sylvia H. Kim, MD

  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1366496085PAC ID0042255234
Medicare services, 2024
825
Medicare patients, 2024
584
Part D claims, 2024
153
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Practice phone
Call (805) 682-7111
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Hospital · Santa Barbara, California

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Dr. Sylvia H. Kim is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Kim practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1366496085, was assigned on May 19, 2006. Dr. Kim graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Kim holds California license A89640.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042255234
NPI enumeration date
May 19, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(805) 682-7111
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.

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Dr. Sylvia H. Kim is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Kim is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is South Coast Emergency Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kim practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sylvia H. Kim is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California

Emergency medicine is Dr. Kim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Kim is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A89640 · 2004 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Massachusetts license2004 to 2005

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Kim

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim billed Medicare for 825 services in 2024

CMS data shows 825 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 584 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,659 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024825
Medicare patients584
Paid by Medicare$65,659
Procedure codes7

Dr. Kim's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6112024: 52514%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3722024: 30019%

Dr. Kim compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Kim
  • California median
Medicare services
825vs 2653.1 times
Medicare patients
584vs 2432.4 times
Part D claims
53vs 6215% below

Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kim's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim treated 584 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 584 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 205 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.78, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kim's median patient age at 52, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024584
Average age77
Average risk score1.78
Also on Medicaid27%

Dr. Kim's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kim's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women31554%
  • Men26946%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kim's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Chronic kidney disease38%
  5. Mood disorders35%
  6. Anxiety32%
  7. Atrial fibrillation32%
  8. Depression32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kim's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 52

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 153 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 53 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $261 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 74 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024153
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$261
Part D patients122

Dr. Kim's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic146 claims95%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims5%

Dr. Kim's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kim's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%36 of 153 claims
  • Antibiotics39%59 of 153 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 742024: 5328%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Kim for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kim's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 98.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Sylvia H. Kim received $11 in industry payments in 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Kim from 1 drug or device company in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $11.

Companies that paid Dr. Kim the most, 2019 to 2019

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Dr. Kim graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's NPI number?

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's NPI number is 1366496085. It was assigned on May 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim?

Dr. Sylvia H. Kim is an emergency medicine physician in Santa Barbara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Sylvia H. Kim practice?

Dr. Kim practices at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Dr. Kim's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kim is (805) 682-7111.

What is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's medical license number?

Dr. Kim holds California license A89640, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Sylvia H. Kim been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kim in California (2004 to 2026) and Massachusetts (2004 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim affiliated with?

Dr. Kim practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Kim is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kim to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim part of?

Dr. Kim is linked to South Coast Emergency Medical Group.

Does Dr. Sylvia H. Kim accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kim billed Medicare for 825 services in 2024, and Dr. Kim accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim's MIPS score?

Dr. Kim's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sylvia H. Kim see?

CMS counts 584 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Sylvia H. Kim board certified?

Yes. Dr. Kim is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sylvia H. Kim bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kim's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), emergency department visit (99285) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

Where did Dr. Sylvia H. Kim go to medical school?

Dr. Kim graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Sylvia H. Kim prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kim's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. Sylvia H. Kim received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11 in general payments to Dr. Kim from 1 company from 2019 to 2019. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Sylvia H. Kim been practicing?

Dr. Kim graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

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