Physician profile

Min P Kim

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Houston, TX

NPI 1558689661

$184,590.01

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $23K in 2025

The $23K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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)
Education$62,951.40
Travel and Lodging$5,085.26
Food and Beverage$2,517.77
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$1,500.00

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $115,212.31 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System, Da Vinci Sp
Veran Medical Technologies, INC. $33,951.82 2019-2021
Medtronic, INC. $20,920.47 2021-2025 Endoflip, Signia
Covidien LP $8,934.40 2019-2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $1,565.08 2025
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $1,074.00 2021
Ethicon INC. $1,006.56 2019-2020
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $732.38 2020
Atricure, INC. $440.19 2019-2025 Atricure Cryoice Cryosphere Cryoablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System
Medela LLC $316.50 2024 Art. 101030215 Thopaz+ Chest Drainage, Dominant Flex
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $150.00 2024 Matrixcombo
Ethicon US, LLC $149.70 2019-2025 Echelon Endopath
Olympus America INC. $77.66 2021-2022
Kls-Martin L.P. $24.21 2021
Tela Bio, INC. $19.57 2023 Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex)
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Lumendi LLC $15.16 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Min P Kim

$184,590.01

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $23K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).

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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.