Physician Profile
Chong H. Kim, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Kim
Based in Cleveland, OH, Chong H. Kim, M.D. is listed in the NPI registry under interventional pain medicine. Medicare claims data shows Chong provided 595 services to 460 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (216) 778-7800
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2500 METROHEALTH DR
Cleveland, OH 44109
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Interventional Pain Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Abdominal pain
Chest and ribs
Complex pain
Elbow and arm
Foot and ankle
Head & face
Head and neck
Joints
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Arthritis Pain
Knee and leg
Muscle pain
Muscles
- Muscle spasms
Nerve pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Shingles pain
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pelvic and groin
Shoulder and arm
Spine
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Spine & nerve
Spine & pelvis
Surgical pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Nerve block
- Pain management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator
Ablation
- Cryoneurolysis
- Shoulder Nerve Burning
Diagnostics
Head & face
- Botox for migraines
- Facial nerve block for headache
- Occipital Nerve Injection
Implants
Infusion therapy
Injections
- Botox Injections For Severe Spasms
- Bursa injection
- Carpal tunnel steroid injection
- Celiac plexus block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint injection or aspiration
- Knee Joint Injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Stellate ganglion block
- Tendon Sheath Injection
- Trigger Point Injections
Muscle procedures
Nerve ablation
- Knee Nerve Burning
- Spinal bone nerve ablation
Nerve blocks
Neuromodulation
Regenerative
Regenerative medicine
- Prolotherapy Injections
- Stem Cell Injections For Joint Pain
Spine procedures
- Blood patch for spinal headache
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Injections
- Interspinous Spacer
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Mild procedure for spinal stenosis
- Percutaneous disc decompression
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- SI Joint Fusion
- Vertebroplasty
Sympathetic blocks
Targeted drug delivery
- Baclofen Pump Implant
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
595 services · 460 patients · 13 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
91 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64483 |
31 | |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62321 |
23 | |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
23 | |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Procedure | 64494 |
16 | |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Procedure | 64493 |
16 | |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | Procedure | 64454 |
13 | |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
84 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
139 | As often as other peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
89 | More often than most peers in Interventional Pain Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2004 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint 8
Providers in OH who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Chong H. Kim specialize in?
Chong H. Kim is an interventional pain medicine in Cleveland, OH. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Chong H. Kim located?
Chong H. Kim is listed at 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Chong H. Kim's phone number?
The number on file is (216) 778-7800. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Chong H. Kim?
Chong H. Kim's National Provider Identifier is 1467508663. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Chong H. Kim train?
Chong H. Kim attended Other, graduating in 2004. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Chong H. Kim have?
Chong H. Kim has 22 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2004, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Chong H. Kim do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Chong H. Kim performs procedures including aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level and injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Chong H. Kim's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Chong H. Kim. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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