Physician

Esther Lee Kim, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Esther Kim, MD (NPI: 1649539404) practices ophthalmology in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Orange, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORANGE COUNTY RETINA MEDICAL GROUP (NPI: 1750398863; TIN: 33-0688181) and primary practice location at 92705-6504.

Kim's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 998 traditional Medicare patients, billed 69,395 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $4,888,249 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 1,188 prescription claims across 316 beneficiaries totaling $202,177 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). Open Payments data shows 190 records totaling $138,963. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $5,187 to $4,888,249. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $9,240 to $202,177. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	60	88	$5,187
2017	112	185	$17,410
2018	185	820	$96,427
2019	504	6,769	$950,587
2020	491	7,763	$1,490,543
2021	601	9,989	$1,944,161
2022	780	17,268	$3,149,309
2023	932	42,246	$4,239,152
2024	998	69,395	$4,888,249

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	32	131	$9,240
2016	81	302	$21,897
2017	122	347	$21,443
2018	97	299	$14,565
2019	95	339	$26,632
2020	116	414	$49,135
2021	148	616	$89,902
2022	231	920	$161,396
2023	304	1,073	$213,148
2024	316	1,188	$202,177

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99205	New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	211	211	$176
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	879	3,042	$101
67028	Injection of drug into eye	340	2,472	$97
92134	Imaging of retina	988	4,148	$33
92201	Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	985	3,455	$20

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	37	2,130	$40,281
Xiidra	Lifitegrast	36	1,560	$33,740
Miebo	Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf	25	263	$18,593
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	40	1,980	$15,036
Vevye	Cyclosporine	20	511	$14,871

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	190	$138,963	Astellas Pharma US Inc
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Esther Lee Kim, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Esther Lee Kim, MD (NPI 1649539404), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Esther Lee Kim, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Esther Lee Kim, MD?

Esther Lee Kim, MD is linked to ORANGE COUNTY RETINA MEDICAL GROUP (billing NPI 1750398863) in the available physician profile data.

Does Esther Lee Kim, MD have Open Payments data?

Esther Lee Kim, MD has 190 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.