Dr. Michael G. Kim, MD

Dr. Kim practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1295136406, was assigned on September 7, 2014. Dr. Kim graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2014. Dr. Kim holds California license A169905.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. Dr. Kim is also affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center. The medical group on file is Neurosurgical Associates of Irvine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kim practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Kim's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Kim is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New Jersey.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and spinal fusion among the conditions Dr. Kim treats.

CMS data shows 823 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 301 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $78,928 for them.

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 101 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 49% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kim's median patient age at 66, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $79 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kim for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kim as offering telehealth. CMS counts 34 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Kim, more than 47% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Kim, published from 2018 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Brain, Diagnosis, Differential and Hydrocephalus. Dr. Kim has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Kim's most frequent co-authors are Chirag D. Gandhi, MD, Christian Andrew Bowers, MD and Jared Blaine Cooper, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 68 general payments to Dr. Kim from 11 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Integra LifeSciences Corporation paid the most, $2,840.

Dr. Kim graduated from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2014. Dr. Kim is a member of AOA, AANS, Congress of Neurological Surgeons and North American Skull Base Society.

Dr. Kim is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.