Dr. Samuel W. Kim, MD

Dr. Kim practices at PIH Health Whittier Hospital in Whittier, California, part of PIH Health.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1922354828, was assigned on July 28, 2012. Dr. Kim graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Kim holds California license A160112.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is PIH Health Whittier Hospital, at 12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 698-0811.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is PIH Health Whittier Hospital in Whittier, California, part of PIH Health. The medical group on file is PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kim practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Kim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kim is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 6 states: California, Virginia, New York, Missouri, Massachusetts and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists bladder removal, breast reconstruction, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, mastectomy and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Kim treats.

CMS data shows 151 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,874 for them.

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, 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 66, with 69% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 194 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 141 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $568 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 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 11 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Kim, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Kim, published from 2016 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Antigens, Neoplasm and Vaccines, DNA. Dr. Kim has published most often in Genome Med. Dr. Kim's most frequent co-authors are William E. Gillanders, MD, Ankit Bharat, MD and Marc Kamel Boustany, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Kim from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $233.

Dr. Kim graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Kim is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.