Dr. Kimberly E. Costas, MD

Dr. Costas practices at Optum - Founders in Everett, Washington.

Dr. Costas' NPI, 1922044973, was assigned on June 20, 2006. Dr. Costas graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Costas holds Washington license MD00042082.

Dr. Costas' primary practice is Optum - Founders, at 3901 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. The practice phone is (425) 317-3400.

Dr. Costas' primary practice is Optum - Founders in Everett, Washington. Dr. Costas is also affiliated with Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. The medical group on file is The Everett Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Costas to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Costas' employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Costas practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Costas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Costas is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Costas is licensed in Washington.

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Costas treats.

CMS data shows 185 Medicare services from Dr. Costas across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,181 for them.

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Costas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 66 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Costas' median patient age at 72, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Costas wrote 260 Medicare Part D claims for 86 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 154 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,464 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Costas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Costas, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Costas, published from 2017 to 2020. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoid Tumor and Pneumonectomy. Dr. Costas has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Costas' most frequent co-authors are Alexander Soheil Farivar, MD, Farhood Farjah, MD and Michal Hubka, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 83 general payments to Dr. Costas from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 30% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $18,551.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Costas, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2022.

Dr. Costas graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Costas is a member of STS and Women in Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Costas is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.