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Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD

(70 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

2500 Hospital Boulevard
Roswell, GA 30076

(770) 424-9732

Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA specializing in thoracic surgery. Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD is affiliated with Wellstar and WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC.

Office Locations

1700 Hospital South Drive
Austell, GA 30106

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Wellstar

2500 Hospital Boulevard
Roswell, GA 30076

(770) 424-9732

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61 Whitcher Street
Ne Marietta, GA 30060

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

VATS decortication

By Affordability:

anatomic lung resection

lymph node excision

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD performed more VATS decortication procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for anatomic lung resection, and lymph node excision 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

By Affordability:

lymph node procedures

surgical dissection

thoracic lymphadenectomy

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

VATS lobectomy

VATS lung resection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD performed more video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, lobectomy, lung lobectomy, lung resection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node procedures, surgical dissection, thoracic lymphadenectomy, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, VATS lobectomy, and VATS lung resection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	28
dissection	30
doctor visit	152
excision	45
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lobectomy	33
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	142
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	127
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
dissection	30
doctor visit	149
excision	30
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	28
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
dissection	41
doctor visit	152
excision	57
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
lobectomy	29
lymph node procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	112
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	109
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	11
dissection	34
doctor visit	161
excision	58
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	74
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	34
doctor visit	277
excision	62
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	39
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	25
dissection	32
doctor visit	253
excision	46
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	89
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
dissection	37
doctor visit	282
excision	61
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	102
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
dissection	28
doctor visit	119
excision	41
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	73
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
dissection	18
doctor visit	112
excision	18
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
dissection	19
doctor visit	109
excision	19
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	14
doctor visit	50
excision	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	27
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Austell, GA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bronchoscopy	21
dissection	28
doctor visit	165
excision	41
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lobectomy	21
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	164
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	12
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	83

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	49

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 70 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Austell, GA.

4.91

Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$15,359 Da Vinci Surgical System $15,359
Covidien LP	$1,959 Battery-Powered Devices $990	iDrive $94	$875
Baxter Healthcare	$1,420 No Related Product $1,320	PERI-STRIPS DRY $100
Neomend, Inc.	$1,309 SURGICAL $657	DAV-Arista AH $332	DAV-Progel $249	$72
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc	$834 Photofrin $834
Other	$6,510 Respiratory Products $720	SURGICAL $378	Endo Stapling $320	TAGRISSO $266	LIBTAYO $251	Other $4,575

**Types of Payments**
Education	$13,611
Food and Beverage	$7,754
Consulting Fee	$2,615
Travel and Lodging	$2,091
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,320

Research Payments

Dr. Ki Wan Kim, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,050.

Biography

Dr. Ki Wan Kim works as a thoracic surgery. Patients gave Dr. Kim an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). For his professional training, Dr. Kim completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC). In addition to English, he speaks Korean. Dr. Kim's professional affiliations include WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital, WellStar West Georgia Medical Center (WGMC), and WellStar North Fulton Hospital.