Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1619079423 is registered to Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at 1700 Ne 102nd Ave in Portland, Oregon. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20051219000650Internal MedicineOR
- I20240109001505Internal MedicineWA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D. directly at (800) 813-2000.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1619079423 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (800) 813-2000.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Uhng-Choon Shim M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.