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Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD

Accepting New Patients

(26 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

15004 INNOVATION DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128

(858) 240-8974

Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD is a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Health, Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

15004 INNOVATION DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128

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10666 N TORREY PINES ROAD
LA JOLLA, CA 92037

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD had a list price for urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	177
doctor visit	712
hemofiltration	83
hospital care	234
inpatient care	234
lab tests	21
preventive care	61
vaccines	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	141
doctor visit	600
hemofiltration	51
hospital care	282
inpatient care	282
preventive care	24
vaccines	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	93
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	173
doctor visit	601
hemofiltration	87
hospital care	269
inpatient care	269
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	92
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	49
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	159
doctor visit	561
hemofiltration	60
hospital care	229
inpatient care	229
preventive care	94
vaccines	94

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	0
Hispanic	102
Asian	82
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	148
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	52
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	116
doctor visit	534
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333
preventive care	41
vaccines	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	241

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	18
Hispanic	62
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	82
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	537
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	273
inpatient care	273
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	14
Hispanic	57
Asian	27
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	63
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	69
doctor visit	567
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	258
inpatient care	258
lab tests	31
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	28
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	68
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	75
doctor visit	545
hemofiltration	38
hospital care	323
inpatient care	323
lab tests	20
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	14
Hispanic	58
Asian	32
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	61
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	48
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	35
doctor visit	459
hemofiltration	18
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213
lab tests	28
preventive care	24
vaccines	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	12
Hispanic	53
Asian	32
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	55
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	48
doctor visit	441
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	209
inpatient care	209
lab tests	21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	30
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	49
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	17
doctor visit	502
hospital care	243
inpatient care	243
lab tests	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	38
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	49
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated as a nephrologist in SAN DIEGO, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	98
doctor visit	550
hemofiltration	48
hospital care	260
inpatient care	260
lab tests	25
preventive care	41
vaccines	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD.

**Gender**
Female	218
Male	198

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	35
Non-Hispanic White	300
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	69
75 to 84	143
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	142

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1997. She completed residency at Boston Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Boston Medical Center (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology (2003)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 26 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SAN DIEGO, CA.

4.7

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$130 $130
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$122 SAMSCA $122
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$121 System One $121
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$97 JANUVIA $97
AbbVie, Inc.	$92 Viekira $92
Other	$148 Auryxia $59	THYMOGLOBULIN $36	FARXIGA $19	ZUTRIPRO $18	TARPEYO $14	Other $3

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$441
Education	$139
Consulting Fee	$130

Research Payments

Dr. Kimberly L. Harper, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $377,331.

Biography

Dr. Kimberly Harper's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Dr. Harper has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by her patients. Areas of expertise for Dr. Harper include kidney problems. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Clinic, and Scripps Green Hospital. Her practice in San Diego, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com. Dr. Harper attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Boston Medical Center for residency. She speaks Spanish.