Total Payments
$132,348
2024 Payments
$4,169
Companies
22
Transactions
600
Medicare Patients
7,652
Medicare Billing
$922,075
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$60,799 (45.9%)
Other$43,615 (33.0%)
Food & Beverage$24,410 (18.4%)
Travel$3,255 (2.5%)
Research$268.78 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $60,799 | 44 | 45.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $42,950 | 11 | 32.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $24,410 | 530 | 18.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,255 | 11 | 2.5% |
| Honoraria | $450.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unspecified | $268.78 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Entertainment | $215.16 | 1 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
General
$132,079
598 transactions
Research
$268.78
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $45,363 | 434 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $27,004 | 46 | $0 (2023) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $26,921 | 36 | $0 (2021) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $23,415 | 25 | $0 (2019) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $3,049 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Aurora Spine, Inc. | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $1,724 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Flowonix Medical Incorporated | $664.47 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $449.26 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | $418.74 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,169 | 52 | Abbott Laboratories ($3,941) |
| 2023 | $16,186 | 98 | Abbott Laboratories ($12,021) |
| 2022 | $19,487 | 72 | Abbott Laboratories ($8,990) |
| 2021 | $10,651 | 79 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($5,046) |
| 2020 | $28,324 | 88 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($19,643) |
| 2019 | $23,613 | 82 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($11,859) |
| 2018 | $25,683 | 83 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($11,433) |
| 2017 | $4,235 | 46 | Vertos Medical, Inc. ($1,953) |
All Payment Transactions
600 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.68 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.93 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.29 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.85 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.61 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.05 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.34 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $184.72 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.20 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.88 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.13 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.92 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.51 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.06 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.50 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $182.10 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.46 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.50 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.20 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.09 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.65 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.63 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.93 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.69 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| midas encore | Vertos Medical, Inc. | $250.00 | 1 |
| Evoke Study | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $18.78 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 1,778 | 2,913 | $1.2M | $202,390 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,839 | 3,070 | $1.4M | $240,049 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1,817 | 2,792 | $1.9M | $241,126 |
| 2020 | 31 | 2,218 | 3,316 | $1.0M | $238,510 |
Total Patients
7,652
Total Services
12,091
Medicare Billing
$922,075
Procedure Codes
128
All Medicare Procedures & Services
128 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $130,711 | $30,035 | 23.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 223 | 466 | $100,530 | $20,854 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 275 | 413 | $75,500 | $19,470 | 25.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 181 | 245 | $68,478 | $16,688 | 24.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $62,285 | $14,544 | 23.4% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 72 | $32,424 | $11,442 | 35.3% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 117 | $66,804 | $10,395 | 15.6% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 80 | 126 | $39,472 | $9,308 | 23.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $41,744 | $7,175 | 17.2% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 113 | $37,330 | $5,911 | 15.8% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 25 | $39,723 | $5,240 | 13.2% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 142 | $23,315 | $5,057 | 21.7% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 29 | $23,330 | $4,946 | 21.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 152 | $26,495 | $4,915 | 18.5% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 41 | $25,600 | $4,104 | 16.0% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 103 | 203 | $222,323 | $4,062 | 1.8% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 138 | $19,338 | $3,848 | 19.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 129 | 159 | $18,608 | $3,806 | 20.5% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 80 | $34,292 | $3,766 | 11.0% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $21,983 | $3,245 | 14.8% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 40 | $14,304 | $2,804 | 19.6% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 41 | $14,570 | $2,387 | 16.4% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 24 | $11,632 | $2,215 | 19.0% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 35 | $11,868 | $1,932 | 16.3% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $5,676 | $1,226 | 21.6% |
About Dr. Christopher Kim, MD
Dr. Christopher Kim, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Charleston, West Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780619742.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Kim, MD has received a total of $132,348 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,169 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 600 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($60,799).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kim has provided services to 7,652 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,091 services with total Medicare billing of $922,075. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 128 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Charleston, WV
- Active Since 07/11/2006
- Last Updated 08/28/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780619742
Products in Payments
- mild Device Kit (Device) $27,004
- Superion ISS (Device) $23,415
- PROCLAIM (Device) $21,480
- SUPERION (Device) $17,617
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $13,387
- Superion (Device) $5,046
- ETERNA (Device) $3,252
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $2,990
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $2,907
- VERIFLEX (Device) $2,000
- ZIP (Device) $2,000
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) $1,961
- PAINTEQ (Device) $1,724
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $1,673
- DRG IPGs (Device) $994.32
- Prometra II (Device) $664.47
- SCS IPGs (Device) $454.86
- Evoke SCS (Device) $382.78
- Algovita (Device) $293.93
- Omnia (Device) $272.49
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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