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Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and General Anesthesiology

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

400 Court Street Suite 100
Charleston, WV 25301

(304) 347-6120

Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV specializing in interventional pain medicine and general anesthesiology. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD is affiliated with Vandalia Health CAMC.

Office Locations

400 Court Street Suite 100
Charleston, WV 25301

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

chronic care

facet rhizotomy injection

injections

major joint aspiration

pain management

percutaneous procedures

rhizotomy

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal cord stimulator implantation

spinal cord stimulator replacement

spinal procedures

By Affordability:

chronic care

spinal cord stimulator implantation

trigger point injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within West Virginia, Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD performed more chronic care, facet rhizotomy injection, injections, major joint aspiration, pain management, percutaneous procedures, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, spinal cord stimulator implantation, spinal cord stimulator replacement, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chronic care, spinal cord stimulator implantation, and trigger point injection 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
catheterization	15
doctor visit	1997
implant surgery	31
injections	956
minimally invasive procedures	298
nerve block	469
nerve procedures	219
neurostimulator lead placement	79
neurostimulator replacement	16
pain management	956
spinal procedures	636
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	15
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	273
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	2366
injections	1059
minimally invasive procedures	347
nerve block	307
nerve procedures	304
neurostimulator lead placement	43
pain management	1078
spinal procedures	631

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1001
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	75
Less than 65	451

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	356
doctor visit	2988
implant surgery	12
injections	1302
lab tests	12
minimally invasive procedures	329
nerve block	381
nerve procedures	247
neurostimulator lead placement	46
pain management	1157
spinal procedures	641

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	726

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1172
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	81
Less than 65	516

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	410
doctor visit	4515
implant surgery	28
injections	1418
lab tests	81
minimally invasive procedures	396
nerve block	381
nerve procedures	292
neurostimulator lead placement	46
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	1242
spinal procedures	655

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1234
Female	1816

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2926
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1034
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	152
Less than 65	1342

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	487
catheterization	15
doctor visit	3759
implant surgery	38
injections	1580
minimally invasive procedures	449
nerve block	467
nerve procedures	294
neurostimulator lead placement	67
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	1299
spinal procedures	666
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	15
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	553
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1390
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	73
Less than 65	593

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	466
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	2926
implant surgery	47
injections	1148
minimally invasive procedures	411
nerve block	266
nerve procedures	274
neurostimulator lead placement	85
neurostimulator replacement	35
pain management	873
spinal procedures	481

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	451
Female	726

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1131
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	62
Less than 65	406

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	299
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	1650
implant surgery	15
injections	801
minimally invasive procedures	314
nerve block	231
nerve procedures	244
neurostimulator lead placement	70
neurostimulator replacement	15
pain management	726
spinal procedures	359

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	537

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	819
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	53
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	304
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	1380
implant surgery	37
injections	826
minimally invasive procedures	275
nerve block	229
nerve procedures	185
neurostimulator lead placement	90
neurostimulator replacement	37
pain management	689
spinal procedures	410

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	803
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	74
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	66
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2020 were injections, pain management, minimally invasive procedures and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	24
aspiration	191
doctor visit	967
implant surgery	38
injections	584
joint surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	382
nerve block	61
nerve procedures	231
neurostimulator lead placement	85
neurostimulator replacement	38
pain management	582
pelvic surgery	24
spinal procedures	381

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	806
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	66
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	38
aspiration	145
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	863
implant surgery	25
injections	423
joint surgery	38
minimally invasive procedures	284
nerve block	39
nerve procedures	186
neurostimulator lead placement	60
neurostimulator replacement	25
pain management	448
pelvic surgery	38
spinal procedures	332

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	56
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
aspiration	173
chronic care	73
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	1292
implant surgery	17
injections	474
joint surgery	28
minimally invasive procedures	232
nerve block	24
nerve procedures	163
neurostimulator lead placement	41
neurostimulator replacement	17
pain management	451
pelvic surgery	28
spinal procedures	305

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	60
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Charleston, WV were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
aspiration	302
catheterization	15
chronic care	73
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	2245
implant surgery	28
injections	961
joint surgery	30
lab tests	46
minimally invasive procedures	337
nerve block	259
nerve procedures	239
neurostimulator lead placement	64
neurostimulator replacement	24
pain management	863
pelvic surgery	30
spinal procedures	499
tunneled epidural catheter repositioning	15
tunneled intrathecal catheter repositioning	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	219
85 and over	68
Less than 65	392
65 to 74	382

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: West Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vandalia Health CAMC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$41,423 PROCLAIM $19,653	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $13,387	Proclaim IPG $2,907	Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs $1,961	ETERNA $1,138	Other $2,376
Boston Scientific Corporation	$26,978 Superion $22,663	VERIFLEX $2,000	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,673	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $170	ARTISAN $120	Other $352
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$26,754 mild Device Kit $26,754
Vertiflex, Inc.	$23,291 Superion ISS $23,291
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$10,818 Neuro-Chronic Pain $7,995	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $1,039	AMPLATZER $108	Deep Brain Stimulation $102	S-Series $64	Other $1,509
Other	$12,007 HA MINUTEMAN G3-R $2,859	Spinal Modulation AXIUMNeurostimulator System $2,560	ZIP $2,000	PAINTEQ $1,724	Prometra II $449	Other $2,415

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$59,829
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$47,012
Food and Beverage	$27,365
Travel and Lodging	$6,396
Honoraria	$450
Other	$218

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD has received 239 research payments totaling $954,542.

Biography

Dr. Christopher Kim's areas of specialization are interventional pain medicine and general anesthesiology; he sees patients in South Charleston, WV, Charleston, WV, and Hurricane, WV. He has a special interest in pain management. He is affiliated with Vandalia Health CAMC. Dr. Kim studied medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Charleston, WV.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Konkyo Kim, MD From 2012 - 2022

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