In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD performed more injections, major joint aspiration, Morton's neuroma nerve block injection, and sacroiliac (SI) joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve block

In 2012, Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD performed more nerve block procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2012 were injections, aspiration, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
aspiration	2082
blood draw	314
diabetes management	483
doctor visit	2743
injections	2703
lab tests	592
minimally invasive procedures	130
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve block	23
pain management	231
preventive care	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	51
vaccines	202
vascular procedures	40
X-rays	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2013 were injections, aspiration, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
aspiration	2068
blood draw	301
diabetes management	413
doctor visit	2595
injections	2728
lab tests	533
minimally invasive procedures	172
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nerve block	19
pain management	212
preventive care	222
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
vaccines	222
vascular procedures	30
X-rays	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	533
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	107
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	6
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	286
aspiration	2152
blood draw	318
cardiac procedures	41
diabetes management	301
doctor visit	2880
injections	2866
lab tests	412
minimally invasive procedures	216
musculoskeletal imaging	95
neck imaging	15
nerve block	29
pain management	343
pelvic imaging	204
preventive care	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	559
urologic procedures	24
vaccines	182
vascular procedures	443
X-rays	95

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	533
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	56
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, pain management and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	181
aspiration	1926
blood draw	329
cardiac procedures	36
diabetes management	207
doctor visit	3215
injections	2886
lab tests	299
minimally invasive procedures	60
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nerve block	25
pain management	467
pelvic imaging	103
preventive care	147
spinal procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	348
vaccines	147
vascular procedures	234
X-rays	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	1028
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	55
Dementia	16
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, pain management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1656
blood draw	284
diabetes management	130
doctor visit	2527
injections	2707
lab tests	169
minimally invasive procedures	38
pain management	545
preventive care	150
spinal procedures	32
vaccines	150

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	475
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	53
Dementia	18
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	79
aspiration	1416
blood draw	235
diabetes management	56
doctor visit	2427
injections	2463
lab tests	84
minimally invasive procedures	45
pain management	506
pelvic imaging	79
preventive care	161
spinal procedures	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	170
vaccines	161
vascular procedures	170

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	481
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	51
Dementia	15
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, pain management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	780
blood draw	126
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	1383
injections	1458
lab tests	68
pain management	370
spinal procedures	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	332
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	97
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	53
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Anaheim, CA were injections, aspiration, pain management and lab tests.

abdominal imaging	114
aspiration	1725
blood draw	272
cardiac procedures	38
diabetes management	233
doctor visit	2538
injections	2544
lab tests	308
minimally invasive procedures	110
musculoskeletal imaging	45
neck imaging	15
nerve block	24
pain management	382
pelvic imaging	128
preventive care	177
spinal procedures	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	234
urologic procedures	24
vaccines	177
vascular procedures	183
X-rays	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	483
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	250
85 and over	29
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	139

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	23
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	13
Cancer	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Anaheim, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nicholas Y. Kim, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$35,400 $35,400
Gilead Sciences Inc	$1,496 Letairis $1,496
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$748 UPTRAVI $723	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $25
Pfizer Inc.	$630 LYRICA $493	XELJANZ $98	EMBEDA $31	CELEBREX $4	PVC $2
Amgen Inc.	$269 Repatha $119	Tavneos $100	Prolia $49
Other	$1,031 Otezla $182	BYDUREON $125	XARELTO $118	KEVZARA $114	AMITIZA $110	Other $383

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$19,896
Consulting Fee	$8,683
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,510
Food and Beverage	$3,131
Honoraria	$1,350
Other	$4