Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,071 | 12 | 53.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,050 | 8 | 20.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,215 | 26 | 14.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,186 | 77 | 8.5% |
| Education | $1,663 | 2 | 3.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $29,701 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $9,052 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | $6,720 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| OssDsign Incorporated | $1,500 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Trimed, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| ACUMED LLC | $681.37 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $295.78 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $106.21 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $66.17 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $27.73 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,399 | 50 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. ($6,720) |
| 2023 | $2,069 | 9 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,721) |
| 2022 | $5,503 | 8 | Arthrex, Inc. ($5,400) |
| 2021 | $11,351 | 12 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,411) |
| 2020 | $5,621 | 16 | Evolution Surgical, Inc ($3,379) |
| 2019 | $6,363 | 18 | Arthrex, Inc. ($5,497) |
| 2018 | $3,601 | 8 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,388) |
| 2017 | $279.62 | 4 | EVOLUTION SURGICAL, INC ($151.61) |
All Payment Transactions
125 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Trimed, Inc. | Tools - WFS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | ACUMED LLC | OsteoMed, InFrame Implant | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.69 | General |
| Category: Foot & Ankle | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED, OsteoMed | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.85 | General |
| Category: Foot & Ankle | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ACUMED LLC | OsteoMed (Device), OsteoMed, OsteoMed | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $406.94 | General |
| Category: Foot & Ankle | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ACUMED LLC | OsteoMed (Device), OsteoMed, OsteoMed | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $119.75 | General |
| Category: Foot & Ankle | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $244.03 | General |
| 09/23/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $236.47 | General |
| 09/23/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $208.96 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,650.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $692.27 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $613.77 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.73 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.93 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.15 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $36.67 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.70 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $685.46 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $178.62 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.41 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | OssDsign Incorporated | OssDsign Catalyst (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Void Filler | ||||||
| 05/25/2024 | Voom Medical Devices, Inc. | REVCON (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,750.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED, ACUMED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.39 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED, ACUMED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.30 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | ACUMED LLC | ACUMED (Device), ACUMED, ACUMED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.45 | General |
| Category: Screw & Pin | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 716 | 975 | $251,112 | $73,640 |
| 2022 | 20 | 996 | 1,430 | $390,630 | $111,779 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,006 | 1,353 | $342,306 | $101,356 |
| 2020 | 15 | 975 | 1,491 | $325,786 | $84,445 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 169 | 254 | $44,874 | $18,519 | 41.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 120 | 143 | $40,898 | $15,596 | 38.1% |
| 20680 | Removal of deep implant from bone | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $26,488 | $7,156 | 27.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $20,735 | $6,972 | 33.6% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 120 | 211 | $15,715 | $6,583 | 41.9% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 34 | 37 | $48,688 | $5,141 | 10.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $11,656 | $3,640 | 31.2% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 56 | 87 | $7,282 | $2,865 | 39.3% |
| 73718 | Mri scan of leg without contrast | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $23,166 | $2,362 | 10.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $3,684 | $1,443 | 39.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 28 | $2,599 | $1,230 | 47.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,339 | $721.76 | 53.9% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $2,254 | $708.75 | 31.4% |
| 73650 | X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $1,734 | $702.80 | 40.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 204 | 339 | $57,630 | $26,910 | 46.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 168 | 182 | $45,136 | $20,056 | 44.4% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2022 | 62 | 66 | $87,120 | $9,585 | 11.0% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 145 | 267 | $19,315 | $8,651 | 44.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 100 | 100 | $24,800 | $8,171 | 32.9% |
| 20680 | Removal of deep implant from bone | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 27 | $26,190 | $6,859 | 26.2% |
| 73718 | Mri scan of leg without contrast | Office | 2022 | 25 | 28 | $49,896 | $5,279 | 10.6% |
| 28296 | Correction of bunion with alignment correction of midfoot bone toward toe area | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $24,607 | $5,245 | 21.3% |
| 28298 | Correction of bunion with alignment correction of big toe | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $19,550 | $5,109 | 26.1% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 88 | 138 | $10,706 | $4,889 | 45.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $4,316 | $2,137 | 49.5% |
About Dr. Paul Kim, M.D
Dr. Paul Kim, M.D is a Foot and Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Gatos, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/21/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1265673297.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Kim, M.D has received a total of $49,185 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,399 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 125 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($26,071).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kim has provided services to 3,693 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,249 services with total Medicare billing of $371,220. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Los Gatos, CA
- Active Since 03/21/2009
- Last Updated 09/12/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0004X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1265673297
Products in Payments
- REVCON (Device) $6,720
- OssDsign Catalyst (Device) $1,500
- Tools - WFS (Device) $1,000
- OsteoMed (Device) $526.69
- PROPHECY (Device) $168.55
- ACUMED (Device) $130.99
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE METAL COMPRESSION SCREWS (Device) $121.66
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES INSTRUMENTS FRACTURE MANAGEMENT SMALL FRAGMENT (Device) $114.95
- AUGMENT (Device) $106.21
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FRACTURE MANAGEMENT DISTAL TIBIA (Device) $96.35
- VARIAX (Device) $75.00
- ALLOGRAFT (Biological) $66.17
- GAMMA (Device) $31.59
- icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) $27.73
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $21.41
- Anchorage (Device) $20.64
- Arthrex (Device) $14.04
- HYMOVIS (Device) $13.30
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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.