Dr. Sang Tae Kim, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Kim
Dr. Sang Tae Kim is a family medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kim performed 2,711 Medicare services across 1,506 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kim received a total of $307,077 from 67 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1572 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kim is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 486 | $44 | $112 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 369 | $83 | $262 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 288 | $0 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 221 | $55 | $177 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 209 | $1 | $40 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 176 | $9 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 170 | $115 | $352 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 158 | $123 | $197 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 100 | $22 | $122 |
| Annual depression screening | 98 | $18 | $20 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 53 | $54 | $80 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 52 | $3 | $15 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 48 | $35 | $258 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 33 | $21 | $40 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 31 | $18 | $70 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 31 | $30 | $56 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 30 | $8 | $60 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 30 | $49 | $212 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 22 | $30 | $56 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 22 | $158 | $287 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 14 | $19 | $100 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 13 | $33 | $128 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $157 | $210 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 11 | $25 | $114 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 11 | $41 | $50 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent | 11 | $253 | $322 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 11 | $131 | $190 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (72%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in family medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kim is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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