Dr. Paul Kim, M.D

NPI: 1639336043
Total Payments
$197,431
2024 Payments
$6,159
Companies
45
Transactions
394
Medicare Patients
1,753
Medicare Billing
$410,807

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$72,345 (36.6%)
Other$58,219 (29.5%)
Royalty/License$26,333 (13.3%)
Food & Beverage$16,591 (8.4%)
Travel$14,970 (7.6%)
Research$8,303 (4.2%)
Gifts$482.33 (0.2%)
Education$188.00 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $72,345 54 36.6%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $34,987 8 17.7%
Royalty or License $26,333 8 13.3%
Food and Beverage $16,591 268 8.4%
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program $15,200 6 7.7%
Travel and Lodging $14,970 41 7.6%
Unspecified $8,303 2 4.2%
Honoraria $7,764 3 3.9%
Gift $482.33 1 0.2%
Entertainment $268.32 2 0.1%
Education $188.00 1 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$189,128
392 transactions
Research
$8,303
2 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Globus Medical, Inc. $88,885 82 $0 (2024)
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $27,201 39 $0 (2020)
NuVasive, Inc. $24,702 52 $0 (2020)
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. $19,146 17 $0 (2022)
Aziyo Biologics, Inc. $9,751 8 $0 (2023)
GS Solutions, Inc. $8,326 3 $0 (2024)
Amendia, Inc. $5,549 5 $0 (2018)
Prosidyan, Inc $3,402 8 $0 (2018)
RTI Surgical, Inc. $3,039 4 $0 (2018)
SI-BONE, INC. $1,066 16 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $6,159 21 GS Solutions, Inc. ($4,305)
2023 $5,048 21 GS Solutions, Inc. ($4,021)
2022 $3,955 27 Aziyo Biologics, Inc. ($1,404)
2021 $10,392 23 Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($9,596)
2020 $29,901 51 Globus Medical, Inc. ($12,985)
2019 $26,597 75 Globus Medical, Inc. ($8,598)
2018 $41,891 72 NuVasive, Inc. ($19,373)
2017 $73,488 104 Globus Medical, Inc. ($61,013)

All Payment Transactions

394 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/04/2024 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
10/10/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $121.94 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
09/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.93 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
09/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.31 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
09/13/2024 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $23.02 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
08/20/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $123.40 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
07/12/2024 Amgen Inc. EVENITY (Biological), Prolia Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.99 General
Category: Bone Health
06/13/2024 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $23.11 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
05/16/2024 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ZYNRELEF (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.99 General
Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF
04/18/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $164.35 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
04/03/2024 Medtronic, Inc. CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $130.45 General
Category: TL
03/21/2024 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $146.25 General
Category: TL
03/21/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Infinion 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $87.35 General
Category: Infinion_NMD
03/21/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $84.62 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
03/04/2024 Medtronic, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $217.93 General
02/14/2024 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $28.22 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
02/13/2024 Centinel Spine, LLC PRODISC C VIVO (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $89.10 General
Category: Spine Implant
01/31/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.83 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
01/24/2024 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.26 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
01/12/2024 GS Solutions, Inc. Pulsar Expandable Cage (Device), Quasar SA-ACIF System, Anyplus MIS Screws Cash or cash equivalent $4,305.00 Research
Category: Expandable Cage
01/11/2024 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $178.72 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
11/01/2023 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ORTHOVISC (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $43.31 General
Category: Sports Early Intervention
10/23/2023 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.87 General
Category: Robotics
10/03/2023 Intrinsic Therapeutics BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $24.80 General
Category: Annular Closure Device
09/29/2023 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.48 General
Category: Robotics

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 505 676 $1.2M $115,549
2022 11 486 661 $704,468 $106,622
2021 10 412 537 $713,278 $98,019
2020 11 350 507 $688,032 $90,616
Total Patients
1,753
Total Services
2,381
Medicare Billing
$410,807
Procedure Codes
44

All Medicare Procedures & Services

44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 140 245 $193,024 $25,619 13.3%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2023 13 13 $183,628 $19,065 10.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 109 109 $110,938 $14,563 13.1%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2023 18 18 $159,618 $13,168 8.2%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 54 67 $73,902 $10,090 13.7%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2023 24 39 $254,971 $7,937 3.1%
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck Facility 2023 11 11 $65,369 $6,582 10.1%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 55 89 $50,548 $6,428 12.7%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 34 34 $45,429 $5,680 12.5%
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2023 13 13 $17,140 $2,648 15.4%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2023 11 15 $27,109 $2,490 9.2%
20939 Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft Facility 2023 23 23 $8,045 $1,279 15.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 136 227 $85,500 $24,136 28.2%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2022 13 13 $123,602 $19,731 16.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 112 112 $84,000 $15,120 18.0%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 52 66 $31,680 $10,134 32.0%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2022 25 41 $188,149 $8,509 4.5%
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments Facility 2022 12 12 $68,724 $7,369 10.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 54 95 $23,750 $7,137 30.0%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 34 34 $28,900 $6,328 21.9%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2022 11 23 $43,309 $3,908 9.0%
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2022 14 14 $18,458 $2,901 15.7%
20939 Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft Facility 2022 23 24 $8,395 $1,349 16.1%
22633 Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment Facility 2021 16 16 $152,126 $24,678 16.2%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 107 107 $80,250 $14,294 17.8%

About Dr. Paul Kim, M.D

Dr. Paul Kim, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/22/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1639336043.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Kim, M.D has received a total of $197,431 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,159 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 394 transactions from 45 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($72,345).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kim has provided services to 1,753 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,381 services with total Medicare billing of $410,807. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  • Location San Diego, CA
  • Active Since 05/22/2008
  • Last Updated 09/10/2012
  • Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1639336043

Products in Payments

  • ALTERA (Device) $31,503
  • TLIF (Device) $14,088
  • CALIBER-L (Device) $12,265
  • CORBEL (Device) $11,405
  • SECURE-C (Device) $10,766
  • XLIF (Device) $7,447
  • CREO MIS (Device) $7,172
  • ViBone (Biological) $6,872
  • Medical Device (Device) $6,513
  • COFLEX (Device) $5,850
  • FORTILINK-TC TIPLUS (Device) $5,638
  • RISE (Device) $5,256
  • LUCENT XP (Device) $5,125
  • FORTILINK CAGES WITH TIPLUS TECHNOLOGY (Device) $4,375
  • Pulsar Expandable Cage (Device) $4,305
  • Lucent XP (Device) $4,000
  • Pulsar (Device) $3,998
  • CALIBER (Device) $3,259
  • Vertu (Device) $3,000
  • ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $2,879

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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