Dr. Daniel Kihong Kim , MD
Ophthalmology • Natchez, MS
D Kim, Md Ophthalmology, 314 Sgt. S. Prentiss
Natchez, MS 39120
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on September 21, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 2,893 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 508 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 458 service units.
- 92285 — Photography of content of eyes: 285 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 22 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 5,608 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 2,414 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 684 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) — 523 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 29 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,945. Middle half: 1,521 to 4,610.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,824 in 2020 to 2,893 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
D Kim, Md Ophthalmology
314 Sgt. S. Prentiss
Natchez, MS 39120
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Madison, MS. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Lahaye Center For Advanced Eye Care Of Lafayette, Inc.; Lahaye Center For Advanced Eye Care, Apmc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Indiana University School Of Medicine
1982
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
1,177 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $240,844 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $165,617 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
7,742 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$320,482 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,007.84 across 17 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,007.84 across 17 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Alcon Vision LLC: $414.90 across 5 records.
- BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.: $374.36 across 5 records.
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.: $102.64 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
44 years (graduated 1982)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1982 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Kim has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Kim as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Natchez and Mississippi
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,945. Middle half: 1,521 to 4,610.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Natchez have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $287,761. Middle half: $155,349 to $487,166.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Natchez have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 96 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $207,766. Middle half: $103,675 to $363,465.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Natchez have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,500. Middle half: 565 to 2,480.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Natchez have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Mississippi (2024, 108 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $97,775. Middle half: $27,675 to $175,425.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Natchez have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
4 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Natchez, MS (165 in Mississippi).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 2,824 in 2020 and 2,893 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,824
- 2021: 2,965
- 2022: 3,463
- 2023: 3,682
- 2024: 2,893
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $249,957 in 2020 and $240,844 in 2024.
- 2020: $249,957
- 2021: $255,361
- 2022: $304,161
- 2023: $314,138
- 2024: $240,844
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $166,235 in 2020 and $165,617 in 2024.
- 2020: $166,235
- 2021: $173,507
- 2022: $205,170
- 2023: $215,701
- 2024: $165,617
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 99% from 2,818 in 2020 to 5,608 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,818
- 2021: 3,711
- 2022: 4,464
- 2023: 6,246
- 2024: 5,608
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 97% from 3,937 in 2020 to 7,742 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,937
- 2021: 5,293
- 2022: 6,149
- 2023: 8,608
- 2024: 7,742
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $303,739 in 2020 and $320,482 in 2024.
- 2020: $303,739
- 2021: $367,046
- 2022: $461,690
- 2023: $564,062
- 2024: $320,482
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $601.86 in 2021 to $1,007.84 in 2025.
- 2021: $601.86
- 2022: $201.97
- 2023: $211.77
- 2024: $188.17
- 2025: $1,007.84
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 17 records totaling $1,007.84.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $189.82 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $136.49 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRYPTYR | General | $119.93 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $100.16 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $83.85 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $66.37 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $49.96 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $49.18 |
| Dompe US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OXERVATE | General | $32.60 |
| Dompe US, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OXERVATE | General | $32.37 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $30.54 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $27.78 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $22.90 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $19.03 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $18.79 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $14.37 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $13.70 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2017–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2018–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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508 | 479 | $116.17 | $84.45 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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458 | 309 | $154.00 | $118.76 |
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92285
Photography of content of eyes
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285 | 156 | $100.00 | $20.21 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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244 | 227 | $141.00 | $32.74 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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199 | 182 | $217.00 | $168.73 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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194 | 186 | $220.00 | $56.25 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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189 | 172 | $141.00 | $36.43 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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163 | 159 | $195.00 | $33.21 |
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92587
Placement of ear probe for computerized measurement of sound with interpretation and report
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129 | 127 | $164.00 | $19.97 |
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92557
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test
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127 | 125 | $118.00 | $33.99 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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90 | 64 | $1397.00 | $283.01 |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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54 | 54 | $128.35 | $16.31 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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51 | 51 | $308.00 | $206.23 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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37 | 37 | $156.00 | $104.01 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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35 | 35 | $209.00 | $156.19 |
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92550
Test for eardrum and muscle function
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34 | 34 | $74.00 | $20.12 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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20 | 20 | $79.00 | $10.06 |
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67904
Repair of tendon of upper eyelid
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18 | 18 | $4610.28 | $798.90 |
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92081
Exam of visual field with limited testing
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17 | 17 | $78.00 | $28.18 |
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11440
Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less
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15 | 15 | $352.00 | $130.14 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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14 | 14 | $157.00 | $115.15 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $83.00 | $52.35 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 2,414 | 83,907 | $17,869.13 | 530 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 684 | 32,168 | $8,717.84 | 205 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 523 | 26,782 | $8,684.71 | 149 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 438 | 19,575 | $15,803.94 | 119 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 276 | 3,587 | $3,084.83 | 179 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 218 | 7,864 | $9,694.44 | 188 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 109 | 4,448 | $1,764.16 | 33 |
| Rocklatan | Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 91 | 2,550 | $33,273.42 | 21 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 91 | 3,324 | $13,038.78 | 27 |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 83 | 3,015 | $59,237.00 | 42 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 82 | 569 | $293.71 | 76 |
| Simbrinza | Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart | 75 | 2,261 | $17,359.58 | 20 |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 52 | 2,273 | $19,911.91 | 17 |
| Xiidra | Lifitegrast | 52 | 1,506 | $35,179.35 | 17 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 47 | 508 | $1,028.73 | 40 |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 44 | 1,741 | $5,050.31 | 14 |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 43 | 574 | $477.55 | 26 |
| Cyclosporine | Cyclosporine | 39 | 1,230 | $12,162.79 | 19 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 35 | 896 | $653.12 | 23 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 35 | 1,916 | $17,674.14 | 15 |
| Brinzolamide | Brinzolamide | 32 | 1,509 | $5,473.53 | 11 |
| Rhopressa | Netarsudil Mesylate | 27 | 883 | $9,782.72 | — |
| Ofloxacin | Ofloxacin | 25 | 602 | $351.78 | 20 |
| Acetazolamide | Acetazolamide | 23 | 529 | $999.16 | — |
| Fluorometholone | Fluorometholone | 17 | 675 | $1,343.35 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20181024002730
LA
2466705272
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Lahaye Center For Advanced Eye Care Of Lafayette, Inc.
201 Rue Iberville, Lafayette, LA 705088521
Phone: 3372352149
Lahaye Center For Advanced Eye Care, Apmc
4313 I 49 S Service Rd, Opelousas, LA 705700755
Phone: 3379422024
Secondary Practice Locations
D Kim, Md Ophthalmology, 257 Grandview Blvd
Madison, MS 391105514
Phone: 6019770465
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at D KIM, MD OPHTHALMOLOGY, 314 SGT. S. PRENTISS, NATCHEZ, MS 39120 (Tel: 6014423713)
Registered at 831 RICE RD APT 1104, RIDGELAND, MS 391573028 (Tel: 6018129409)
Recorded as DANIEL KIM, M.D.
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: MS 17329)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1500 E. WOODROW WILSON, JACKSON, MS 39216 (Tel: 6013624471)
Registered at 1500 E. WOODROW WILSON, JACKSON, MS 39216 (Tel: 6013624471)
Recorded as DANIEL KIM, M.D.
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: MS 17329)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Natchez
Mailing Address
831 Rice Rd Apt 1104
Ridgeland, MS 391573028
Phone: 6018129409