Joseph Kim
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology · Mountain View, CANPI 1003965963
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $64,632 of the $74,339 with a category attached, or 86.9%. Straumann USA LLC accounts for 99.4% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $20,013 and has fallen 74.9% since, to $5,014 in 2025. Among oral and maxillofacial pathology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 174 payments — averaging $427.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Straumann USA LLC$74K
- Align Technology, Inc.$165
- Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc.$95
- Zimmer Biomet$72
- Septodont Inc.$37
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$27
- plus $39 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$64,63287%
- Food & beverage$6,9939%
- Education$1250%
- Gifts$2,3013%
- Entertainment$2880%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Straumann USA LLC | 164 | $73,904 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | 2 | $165 |
| Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc. | 1 | $95 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $72 |
| Septodont Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| 3M Company | 1 | $23 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$74,339 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 35 oral and maxillofacial pathology providers in California.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 43 | $257 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 19 | $127 |
| Amoxicillin | 19 | $60 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other oral and maxillofacial pathology in Mountain View
- Kenneth WhitworthTemecula$33K
- Leonard LemArcadia$25K
- Leonid TolstunovSan Francisco$15K
- Peter KrakowiakLake Elsinore$15K
- Andres HerreraSalinas$8K
- Mark BennettGreenbrae$5K
- Liviu EftimieRiverside$2K
- Alan ChunSan Ramon$2K
- John TolinSanta Rosa$2K
- Brian BlatterConcord$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.