Tae Kim
Prosthodontics · Los Angeles, CANPI 1912109968
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $602,800 of the $965,002 with a category attached, or 62.5%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Dentca, Inc.. 2022 is the largest year on record at $409,209, 2.7 times the $153,295 reported in 2019. Among prosthodontics 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 71 payments — averaging $13,592 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Dentca, Inc.$965K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$362,10638%
- Consulting fees$602,80062%
- Food & beverage$950%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dentca, Inc. | 71 | $965,002 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- DENTCA Denture Teeth$964,906
- DENTCA Crown and Bridge$811,706
- DENTCA Denture Base II$555,697
- DENTCA Denture Try-in$555,697
- DENTCA Denture Base$409,209
How this compares
$965,002 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 337 prosthodontics providers in California.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 39 | $102 |
| Ibuprofen | 30 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other prosthodontics in Los Angeles
- Varisha ParikhLos Angeles$97K
- Yoshihiro GotoLos Angeles$39K
- Diane TaricaLos Angeles$4K
- Edmond HewlettLos Angeles$3K
- Andrew FerrierLafayette$812K
- Robert WinterNewport Beach$735K
- Eugene KimBuena Park$469K
- Edmond BedrossianSan Francisco$313K
- Vahik MeserkhaniGlendale$235K
- Joseph KanLoma Linda$211K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.