Physician profile
Wesley Kim
NPI 1285976597
$12,893.92
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $3,395 in 2025
The $3,395 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,549 · 2020: $1,872 · 2021: $692 · 2022: $938 · 2023: $1,897 · 2024: $2,552 · 2025: $3,395.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $4,008 · Travel and Lodging: $2,635 · Consulting Fee: $1,200.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,008.09 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,635.31 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,200.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,472.37 | 2019-2025 | Konect Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,720.37 | 2021-2025 | Synergy Ablation System, Atriclip Laa Exclusion System |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,598.95 | 2022-2025 | Sternalock 360 System, Sternalock Blu System, Venapax |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $1,428.93 | 2023-2025 | Gore Tag Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery INC. | $1,200.00 | 2025 | Enseal |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,181.48 | 2021-2025 | Avalus, Endurant Iis, Corevalve Evolut R |
| Abiomed | $415.15 | 2022-2025 | Impella |
| Davol INC. | $242.92 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $175.57 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $153.01 | 2021-2024 | Evarrest, Prolene, Ethicon |
| Bolton Medical INC | $123.72 | 2024 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $112.40 | 2024 | Ethicon |
| Cosa Medical, LLC | $27.17 | 2025 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $21.03 | 2025 | Lifevest |
| Kls-Martin L.P. | $13.68 | 2024 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $7.17 | 2023 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
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.
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- "I saw Wesley Kim listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.