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Dr. David D. Kim, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. David Daewhan Kim, M.D.)

(70 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

University of Maryland School of Medicine (1990)

2799 W Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202

(313) 916-2600

Dr. David D. Kim, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI specializing in pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. David D. Kim, MD is affiliated with Henry Ford Health, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital.

Office Locations

2799 W Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202

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39450 W 12 Mile Road
Novi, MI 48377

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6777 W Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322

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In The News

“"This is a hidden, but well-known, problem that no one is really addressing," said David Kim, MD, of the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, who co-authored the Pain Medicine report.”—"Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic", MedPage Today, March 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	208
hospital care	28
injections	185
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve block	133
nerve procedures	24
pain management	181
spinal procedures	157

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2013 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
doctor visit	200
injections	159
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	98
nerve procedures	21
neurostimulator lead placement	23
pain management	145
spinal procedures	147

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	21
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2014 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	205
hospital care	22
injections	182
inpatient care	22
nerve block	138
pain management	131
spinal procedures	115

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	21
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2015 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
doctor visit	325
hospital care	15
injections	226
inpatient care	15
nerve block	145
pain management	161
spinal procedures	139

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	56
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
doctor visit	419
injections	171
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	120
nerve procedures	14
pain management	151
spinal procedures	137

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	30
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2017 were injections, pain management, nerve block and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
doctor visit	376
hospital care	11
injections	112
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	33
nerve block	71
nerve procedures	20
neurostimulator lead placement	13
pain management	91
spinal procedures	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	33
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2018 were injections, pain management, nerve block and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	369
injections	110
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve block	63
nerve procedures	15
neurostimulator lead placement	14
pain management	78
spinal procedures	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	34
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and neurostimulator lead placement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
doctor visit	395
injections	33
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve procedures	13
neurostimulator lead placement	16
pain management	13
spinal procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	26
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2020 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	266
injections	44
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve block	18
nerve procedures	12
pain management	30
spinal procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	19
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	264
injections	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	15
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI during 2022 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	304
injections	52
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve block	30
nerve procedures	22
pain management	52
spinal procedures	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	18
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David D. Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Detroit, MI were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	302
hospital care	19
injections	118
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve block	90
nerve procedures	17
neurostimulator lead placement	16
pain management	103
spinal procedures	83

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David D. Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	54
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	52
85 and over	24
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	96

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David D. Kim, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. David D. Kim, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at The University Hospital, Newark. He is certified by the ABPMR-The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1990)

Residency: The University Hospital, Newark (1991)

Board Certification: ABPMR-The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David D. Kim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Henry Ford Health

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David D. Kim, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.72 out of 5 stars based on 70 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David D. Kim, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Detroit, MI.

4.72

Overall Rating

(70 Ratings)

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-12

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I had a very good experience with this provider. By answering all the nquestionsn above I presented my appriciation to this proider based on the experience I had.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Informed concerning my lower lumbar issues. Going forward about my back issues and what to expect going forward.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I received the best care, Dr. Kim was very helpful, and professional, and staff.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-13

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Provider was well-informed and answered all my questions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-07

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very good

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,499 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $695	ADAPTIVESTIM $471	RESTORE $190	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $143
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,363 WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $433	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $228	SPECTRA SYSTEM $202	PAIN MANAGEMENT $193	WAVEWRITER ALPHA $122	Other $186
Abbott Laboratories	$1,303 PROCLAIM $724	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $352	Proclaim IPG $203	Axium $24
Nevro Corp.	$928 Omnia $481	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $434	Senza $13
Stryker Corporation	$493 SPINEJACK $157	MULTIGEN 2 $149	IVS MultiGen RF $110	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $77
Other	$3,696 INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $465	Neuro-Chronic Pain $365	OFIRMEV $316	Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver $211	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $203	Other $2,136

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,168
Entertainment	$80
Education	$34

Research Payments

Dr. David D. Kim, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $11,675.

Biography

Dr. David Kim's areas of specialization are physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and pain medicine; he sees patients in Detroit, MI, Novi, MI, and West Bloomfield, MI. Patients rated Dr. Kim highly, giving him an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). In his practice, he is particularly interested in pain management. Before performing his residency at Grace Hospital, Detroit, The University Hospital, Newark, and a hospital affiliated with State University of New York (SUNY), Dr. Kim attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Kim is professionally affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital and Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. His practice in Detroit, MI is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.