Dr. Esther Jihae Kim, MD

Dr. Kim practices at Samaritan Brain and Spine Surgery - Corvallis in Corvallis, Oregon.

Dr. Kim's NPI, 1891938817, was assigned on April 7, 2009. Dr. Kim graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2009. Dr. Kim's Oregon license number on file is MD205923.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Samaritan Brain and Spine Surgery - Corvallis, at 3615 NW Samaritan Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330 in Benton County. The practice phone is (541) 768-4501.

Dr. Kim's primary practice is Samaritan Brain and Spine Surgery - Corvallis in Corvallis, Oregon. Dr. Kim is also affiliated with Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kim to 5 more hospitals, 5 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kim practices, 8 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 neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kim's licenses on file in 2 states: Oregon and California.

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

CMS data shows 147 Medicare services from Dr. Kim across 5 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 134 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,247 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kim in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kim's median patient age at 65, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kim wrote 90 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 37 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $365 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 94 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Kim for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kim accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kim as offering telehealth. CMS counts 23 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Kim, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Kim, published from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Kim's most frequent co-authors are Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, MD, Vikram Badhri Chakravarthy, MD and Olumide A. Danisa, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Kim from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $875.

Dr. Kim graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2009. Dr. Kim is a member of CNS.

Dr. Kim is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.