Physician profile
Yong H Kim
NPI 1720053184
$110,661.22
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $4,222 in 2025
The $4,222 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $46K · 2020: $14K · 2021: $13K · 2022: $23K · 2023: $5,011 · 2024: $4,220 · 2025: $4,222.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $9,552 · Food and Beverage: $3,137 · Travel and Lodging: $765.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $9,551.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,136.61 |
| Travel and Lodging | $764.91 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $54,893.21 | 2019-2022 | |
| Altus Partners. LLC | $34,658.02 | 2020-2022 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $7,457.72 | 2022-2023 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $5,561.88 | 2024-2025 | Zyston Strut, Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, INC. | $2,541.23 | 2022 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,364.88 | 2019-2023 | Reline, Xlif, Modulus |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $1,108.96 | 2022-2024 | Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Mis |
| Medtronic, INC. | $850.81 | 2024-2025 | Mazor X System, Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System |
| Suvon Surgical LLC | $520.71 | 2025 | |
| Amplify Surgical, INC. | $432.92 | 2020-2025 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $271.66 | 2019 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $268.20 | 2025 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $205.55 | 2025 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $173.44 | 2024 | Excelsius3d Imaging System |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $146.55 | 2025 | Magnetos |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $91.03 | 2023-2025 | Spinal-Stim, Spinal-Stim, Cervical-Stim |
| Kci USA, INC. | $75.10 | 2022 | |
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $20.91 | 2022 | |
| Ebi, LLC | $18.44 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$885,843.63 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.