Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,122 | 94 | 98.3% |
| Grant | $20.00 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $19.40 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Education | $15.80 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $398.39 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | $358.72 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Glaukos Corporation | $357.88 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | $254.35 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Ivantis, Inc | $232.63 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $196.19 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $162.81 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $162.38 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. | $151.66 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $147.30 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $598.75 | 23 | Glaukos Corporation ($212.61) |
| 2023 | $385.01 | 12 | Alcon Vision LLC ($155.67) |
| 2022 | $631.18 | 13 | Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc. ($129.52) |
| 2021 | $396.53 | 14 | Alcon Vision LLC ($112.11) |
| 2020 | $178.46 | 9 | Sight Sciences, Inc. ($53.67) |
| 2019 | $596.05 | 14 | Ivantis, Inc ($213.04) |
| 2018 | $246.91 | 4 | Shire North American Group Inc ($111.35) |
| 2017 | $143.89 | 8 | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. ($45.30) |
All Payment Transactions
97 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.42 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.22 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.03 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.22 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.76 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.76 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $189.36 | General |
| 08/05/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.02 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.70 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.36 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | XDEMVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.14 | General |
| Category: DEMODEX BLEPHARITIS | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.75 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.18 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.07 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.61 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.53 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Glaukos Corporation | iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass System Model iS3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.25 | General |
| Category: Glaucoma | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.46 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.53 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | Sight Sciences, Inc. | OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.06 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LUMIGAN (Drug), ALPHAGAN P | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.99 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | DURYSTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.02 | General |
| Category: EYE CARE | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | TYRVAYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.34 | General |
| Category: DRY EYE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 1,754 | 2,400 | $1.4M | $285,006 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,987 | 3,001 | $2.5M | $388,553 |
| 2021 | 16 | 2,179 | 3,239 | $2.2M | $382,733 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,904 | 2,723 | $1.6M | $301,455 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
74 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 241 | 407 | $723,405 | $139,413 | 19.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 202 | 393 | $98,990 | $24,794 | 25.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 220 | 270 | $91,402 | $19,675 | 21.5% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2023 | 70 | 94 | $88,315 | $18,668 | 21.1% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 62 | $54,315 | $12,413 | 22.9% |
| 66710 | Destruction of lens tissue using laser | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 42 | $45,400 | $11,838 | 26.1% |
| 66991 | Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 22 | $41,266 | $10,907 | 26.4% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2023 | 226 | 252 | $42,214 | $9,940 | 23.5% |
| 65855 | Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 66 | $43,810 | $9,399 | 21.5% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Facility | 2023 | 239 | 385 | $39,168 | $8,686 | 22.2% |
| 66982 | Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $34,704 | $6,604 | 19.0% |
| 92133 | Imaging of optic nerve | Office | 2023 | 208 | 213 | $22,354 | $4,803 | 21.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $14,756 | $3,487 | 23.6% |
| 65855 | Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $9,476 | $2,125 | 22.4% |
| 92020 | Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | Office | 2023 | 78 | 78 | $5,786 | $1,531 | 26.5% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,131 | $496.10 | 23.3% |
| 76514 | Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $1,168 | $226.83 | 19.4% |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 350 | 608 | $1.7M | $204,760 | 12.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 311 | 671 | $175,979 | $54,698 | 31.1% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Office | 2022 | 86 | 117 | $122,850 | $22,461 | 18.3% |
| 92083 | Exam of visual field with extended testing | Office | 2022 | 255 | 338 | $50,700 | $13,770 | 27.2% |
| 92136 | Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | Facility | 2022 | 355 | 579 | $75,270 | $13,285 | 17.6% |
| 66821 | Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 67 | $70,350 | $13,261 | 18.8% |
| 66982 | Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $84,500 | $12,114 | 14.3% |
| 66710 | Destruction of lens tissue using laser | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 44 | $47,520 | $12,056 | 25.4% |
About Dr. John Kim, MD
Dr. John Kim, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811928245.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Kim, MD has received a total of $3,177 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $598.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 97 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,122).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kim has provided services to 7,824 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,363 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 74 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Location Chattanooga, TN
- Active Since 07/05/2006
- Last Updated 02/12/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811928245
Products in Payments
- Clareon (Device) $263.67
- Hydrus (Device) $213.04
- OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) (Device) $182.16
- LUMIGAN (Drug) $163.09
- XIIDRA (Drug) $147.30
- QUATERA 700 (Device) $129.52
- Tecnis IOL (Device) $116.45
- AcrySof IQ PanOptix (Device) $112.11
- ACTHAR (Biological) $111.78
- iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System (Device) $104.09
- OMNI SURGICAL SYSTEM (Device) $103.78
- LOTEMAX SM (Drug) $99.93
- ALREX (Drug) $96.26
- Multiple Brands Contact Lens (Device) $87.70
- LIGHT ADJUSTABLE LENS (LAL) AND LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE (LDD) (Device) $81.42
- DURYSTA (Drug) $75.77
- OMNI (Device) $72.78
- Cequa (Drug) $47.65
- XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM (Device) $47.43
- Tecnis 1-piece IOL (Device) $46.35
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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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