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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

WALTER KIM
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WALTER KIM

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1740 W TAYLOR ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60612-7232
* Note: This physician had a Wisconsin practice address when the most recent payments were reported.
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WALTER KIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

32

payments

$17,740

payment total

10

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Education
 7 $15,871
Food and Beverage
 23 $1,439
Travel and Lodging
 2 $430

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $16,727
GRYPHON

device

 $309
NANO TACT FLEX

device

 $129
MILAGRO

device

 $123
Q-FIX

device

 $103
DYONICS BONECUTTER

device

 $93
MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM

device

 $93
REGENETEN

device

 $93
MACI _ PEAK STUDY

drug

 $88
ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL

device

 $86
COBLATION WANDS

device

 $86
DYONICS PLATINUM

device

 $86
BIOINTRAFIX

device

 $52
COR

device

 $50
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $40
STRATAFIX

device

 $40
SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS

device

 $40
SIMPLICITI

device

 $16
AEQUALIS

device

 $11
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jan 10, 2018 $10,125 No Listed Product Education SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Ohio State University
May 17, 2018 $1,555 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $1,262 No Listed Product Education GREAT LAKES ORTHOPEDICS
Jul 23, 2018 $1,140 No Listed Product Education CDC MEDICAL LLC
May 18, 2018 $1,029 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Aug 29, 2018 $610 No Listed Product Education GREAT LAKES ORTHOPEDICS
Aug 10, 2018 $403 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
May 17, 2018 $224 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
May 17, 2018 $150 No Listed Product Education ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $129 NANO TACT FLEX Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
Apr 14, 2018 $123 MILAGRO Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $115 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 18, 2018 $104 No Listed Product Food and Beverage CDC MEDICAL LLC
Nov 1, 2018 $93 DYONICS BONECUTTER MENISCAL ROOT REPAIR SYSTEM REGENETEN Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $88 MACI _ PEAK STUDY Food and Beverage VERICEL CORPORATION
Jul 27, 2018 $86 ACCUPASS DIRECT CRESCENT XL Q-FIX COBLATION WANDS DYONICS PLATINUM Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Aug 10, 2018 $85 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTHREX, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $52 BIOINTRAFIX Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $50 COR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Apr 19, 2018 $40 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO STRATAFIX SURGICEL FAMILY OF ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 8, 2018 $38 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $36 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $32 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $31 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $27 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging ARTHREX, INC.
Sep 8, 2018 $26 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $17 Q-FIX Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $16 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $16 SIMPLICITI Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $15 GRYPHON Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 18, 2018 $14 No Listed Product Food and Beverage GREAT LAKES ORTHOPEDICS
Jan 12, 2018 $11 AEQUALIS Food and Beverage WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.