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PAUL K KIM
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PAUL K KIM

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
225 BALDWIN AVE, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28204-3109
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PAUL KIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

55

payments

$178,976

payment total

6

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
Royalty or License
 8 $120K
Promotional Speaking/Other
 12 $42,525
Travel and Lodging
 13 $8,558
Consulting
 2 $6,300
Food and Beverage
 20 $1,103

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†
ARCHON

device

 $74,293
ALTERA

device

 $56,527
CREO MIS

device

 $13,692
RISE-L

device

 $13,662
MARS 3VL

device

 $8,767
COSINE

device

 $7,492
ELSA

device

 $1,850
EXCELSIUS - GPS

device

 $1,475
MARS 3VL RETRACTOR

device

 $778
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $154
POWEREASE

device

 $97
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $95
ARTEMIS

device

 $24
GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT

device

 $22
POSTERIOR FUSION

device

 $20
NAVLOCK

device

 $19
ZEVO

device

 $10
† 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
Feb 13, 2018 $19,365 ARCHON Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
May 9, 2018 $18,705 ARCHON Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 13, 2018 $18,321 ARCHON Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 13, 2018 $17,902 ARCHON Royalty or License NUVASIVE, INC.
Mar 31, 2018 $13,093 ALTERA Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jun 30, 2018 $11,643 ALTERA Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Dec 31, 2018 $11,518 ALTERA Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 30, 2018 $9,943 ALTERA Royalty or License GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $6,300 CREO MIS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $5,400 ALTERA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $4,950 CREO MIS Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 16, 2018 $4,500 RISE-L Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $4,500 COSINE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $4,500 MARS 3VL Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $3,600 ALTERA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $3,600 RISE-L Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $3,600 MARS 3VL Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $2,020 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $1,800 COSINE Consulting GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 27, 2018 $1,800 RISE-L Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $1,800 RISE-L Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $1,800 ELSA Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 3, 2018 $1,071 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 17, 2018 $964 COSINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 17, 2018 $908 RISE-L Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 21, 2018 $878 ALTERA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 26, 2018 $778 MARS 3VL RETRACTOR Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 5, 2018 $675 RISE-L Promotional Speaking/Other GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 27, 2018 $667 MARS 3VL Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $341 CREO MIS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 22, 2018 $336 RISE-L Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $207 COSINE Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $185 EXCELSIUS - GPS Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $182 ALTERA Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $154 No Listed Product Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 24, 2018 $124 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $121 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 25, 2018 $95 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 10, 2018 $80 CREO MIS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Apr 20, 2018 $80 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Oct 17, 2018 $78 POWEREASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Feb 15, 2018 $69 ALTERA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 3, 2018 $63 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Jul 17, 2018 $34 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 4, 2018 $32 EXCELSIUS - GPS Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $24 ARTEMIS Food and Beverage PENUMBRA, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $22 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Food and Beverage BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Mar 9, 2018 $21 RISE-L Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Aug 18, 2018 $21 RISE-L Travel and Lodging GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $21 COSINE Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $20 POSTERIOR FUSION Food and Beverage SPINE WAVE, INC.
May 30, 2018 $19 NAVLOCK Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 2, 2018 $19 POWEREASE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 13, 2018 $16 ELSA Food and Beverage GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
May 31, 2018 $10 ZEVO Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.