Dr. Samuel C. Kim, MD

Dr. Kim practices at Pacific Eye Institute - Upland in Upland, California.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1720379100, was assigned on April 20, 2011. Dr. Kim graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Kim holds California license A123812.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Pacific Eye Institute - Upland, at 555 N 13th Avenue, Upland, CA 91786. The practice phone is (909) 982-8846.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Pacific Eye Institute - Upland in Upland, California. The medical group on file is Loma Linda University Faculty Medical Group (LLUFMG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Kim's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kim practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Retina specialist is Dr. Kim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207WX0107X. Dr. Kim is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 5 states: California, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, glaucoma, hypertensive retinopathy and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Kim treats.

CMS data shows 33,023 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 621 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,654,762 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 621 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 234 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.16, 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 68, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 405 patients. 62% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,249 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $80,900 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,203 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 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. CMS counts 14 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kim, more than 37% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Kim in 2017. Dr. Kim's most frequent co-authors are Joseph T. Fan, MD and Michael E. Rauser, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Kim from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $8,275.

Dr. Kim graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Kim is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.