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PAUL D KIM
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PAUL D KIM

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
6719 ALVARADO ROAD, SUITE 308, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92120
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DR. PAUL KIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

72

payments

$41,891

payment total

14

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
Nonaccredited Training
 6 $15,200
Consulting
 17 $12,968
Food and Beverage
 37 $5,351
Promotional Speaking/Other
 1 $4,838
Travel and Lodging
 10 $3,369
Entertainment
 1 $166

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†
TLIF

device

 $15,434
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $6,667
XLIF

device

 $6,172
TLX

device

 $5,700
RISE

device

 $4,944
LUCENT XP

device

 $4,000
ALLOGRAFT

device

 $1,631
TETRAFUSE

device

 $1,408
MERCURY MIS

device

 $1,000
VERTU

device

 $1,000
IFUSE IMPLANT

device

 $744
LUCENT

device

 $500
BULLSHARK

device

 $384
TALON MIS

device

 $384
FLOSEAL

drug

 $125
VIPER

device

 $36
COSINE

device

 $34
HEARTWARE HVAD

device

 $34
INTELLIS

device

 $26
IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS

device

 $17
PULSE

device

 $15
EXPAREL

drug

 $13
BASE

device

 $7
† 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
Apr 19, 2018 $5,400 TLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $4,838 RISE Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 2, 2018 $3,200 XLIF Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Paul D. Kim EMP International
Jun 26, 2018 $3,200 TLIF TLX Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $2,800 XLIF TLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
Jan 23, 2018 $1,800 TLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC.
May 31, 2018 $1,700 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROSIDYAN, INC
Nov 20, 2018 $1,631 ALLOGRAFT Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jul 5, 2018 $1,000 LUCENT XP Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $1,000 LUCENT XP Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $1,000 LUCENT XP Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Nov 6, 2018 $1,000 TLX TLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Paul D. Kim EMP International
Nov 6, 2018 $1,000 TLX TLIF Nonaccredited Training NUVASIVE, INC. Paul D. Kim EMP International
Oct 2, 2018 $875 No Listed Product Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $811 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Dec 8, 2018 $700 TETRAFUSE Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Sep 24, 2018 $625 No Listed Product Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $500 VERTU Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $500 LUCENT Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $500 LUCENT XP Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $500 LUCENT XP Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $500 MERCURY MIS Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Oct 12, 2018 $500 No Listed Product Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $500 VERTU Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $500 MERCURY MIS Consulting SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Jul 31, 2018 $400 TLX Consulting NUVASIVE, INC. Paul D. Kim EMP International
Dec 8, 2018 $388 TETRAFUSE Travel and Lodging RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $384 BULLSHARK TALON MIS Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
May 3, 2018 $382 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $368 No Listed Product Consulting PROSIDYAN, INC
Dec 8, 2018 $320 TETRAFUSE Food and Beverage RTI SURGICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $300 No Listed Product Food and Beverage SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Feb 21, 2018 $262 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $231 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Jun 22, 2018 $192 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMENDIA, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $166 No Listed Product Entertainment PROSIDYAN, INC
Oct 10, 2018 $125 FLOSEAL Food and Beverage BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Feb 9, 2018 $117 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $111 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $96 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $88 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Mar 1, 2018 $81 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
May 3, 2018 $76 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMENDIA, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $76 RISE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 3, 2018 $75 No Listed Product Food and Beverage AMENDIA, INC.
Jun 28, 2018 $63 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $38 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ARTERIOCYTE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $36 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 3, 2018 $34 HEARTWARE HVAD Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $32 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 17, 2018 $30 RISE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 7, 2018 $29 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jul 25, 2018 $26 INTELLIS Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 18, 2018 $23 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 21, 2018 $22 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $21 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Jan 9, 2018 $20 TLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $19 COSINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $18 IFUSE IMPLANT Food and Beverage SI-BONE, INC.
Aug 2, 2018 $17 IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS Food and Beverage STRYKER CORPORATION
May 19, 2018 $16 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 14, 2018 $15 No Listed Product Food and Beverage PROSIDYAN, INC
Sep 17, 2018 $15 COSINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 14, 2018 $13 EXPAREL Food and Beverage PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Oct 22, 2018 $12 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 21, 2018 $11 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 7, 2018 $10 TLX Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 26, 2018 $7 BASE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 10, 2018 $4 IFUSE IMPLANT Travel and Lodging SI-BONE, INC.
Nov 15, 2018 $4 PULSE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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