Dr. Karen Kim, MD

Dr. Kim practices at Wilshire Center for Ambulatory Surgery, Inc. in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1548231764, was assigned on January 27, 2006. Dr. Kim graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Kim holds California license A87257.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Wilshire Center for Ambulatory Surgery, Inc., at 1127 W Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (213) 250-7243.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Wilshire Center for Ambulatory Surgery, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kim is also affiliated with PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is Aspen Family Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 2 more physician offices, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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.

Internal medicine is Dr. Kim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kim is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 5 states: California, New York, Oklahoma, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension and depression among the conditions Dr. Kim treats.

CMS data shows 134 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 61 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,969 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 61 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kim's median patient age at 57, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 2,902 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,441 of them, across 80 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $213,996 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,508 claims across 81 drugs.

Dr. Kim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kim as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kim. Dr. Kim's most frequent co-authors are Joe Potchanard Chauvapun, MD, Carlos Donayre, MD and Karen Meekyong Kim, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 360 general payments to Dr. Kim from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $1,434.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kim, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Kim graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 1999.

Dr. Kim is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.