Physician profile

Thomas Y Kim

Orthopaedic Surgery · Arlington Heights, IL

NPI 1669472759

$1,663.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $238 in 2025

The $238 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$652.24

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medwest Associates $466.61 2020
Omnilife Science, INC $268.53 2024-2025 Various Products
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $131.04 2019-2020
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $120.89 2022
Bioventus LLC $98.63 2020-2024 L300 Go System
Exactech, INC. $96.48 2023
Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. $74.70 2019
Orthofix Medical, INC. $65.14 2025 Physio-Stim
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $43.49 2020-2024 Euflexxa
Abbott Laboratories $38.49 2020-2022
Stryker Corporation $36.40 2024 Hoffmann
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $33.10 2022
Lightbody Medical Technologies INC $30.36 2025
Boston Scientific Corporation $26.24 2025 General - Pain Management
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $23.98 2020-2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Oak Med, INC. $23.82 2024
Vericel Corporation $23.62 2022
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $18.57 2021
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $16.10 2023 Orthovisc, Monovisc
Kci USA, INC. $14.89 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $12.45 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Thomas Y Kim

$1,663.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medwest Associates
Context
The $238 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.