Joseph Kim, PA
Physician Assistant · Chico
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 3
- 1 carrier
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Physician Assistant Surgical Assist Inc · Golden State Orthopedics and Spine
Hospitals listed: Good Samaritan Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plans that list them
3 plans · 1 carrier
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| Imperial Courage Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP) | Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of HCA Healthcare, which runs 185 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 67% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.337, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Good Samaritan Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.337 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.75 (0 to 1.67) · 1,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.84 (0.54 to 1.14) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 143.59 (98.7 to 188.49) · 98 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.7 · 45 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 100 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 270 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 573 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.6 · 820 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.5 · 482 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.3 · 3,711 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.12 (0 to 0.3) · 8,866 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.01 to 0.38) · 9,051 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.65 (0.74 to 4.56) · 1,929 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.8 (0.21 to 3.39) · 670 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.33 (0.88 to 3.78) · 1,836 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 6.73 (0 to 13.46) · 669 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 7.58 (3.96 to 11.19) · 654 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0.13 to 3.04) · 496 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0 to 0.87) · 7,373 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 152 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.08 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.542 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.484 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.565 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.8 · 327 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 24.2 · 703 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 61.1 · 289 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 36.3 · 665 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 25.4 · 856 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 978 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 12.3 · 46 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.2 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.8 (10.1 to 18.6) · 129 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) · 531 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (704 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 1 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 71% |
| Staff "always" explained | 54% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 83% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 69% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 78% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 38% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 67% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 40% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$37,475
Medicare paid this office $37,475 for 191 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Return visit (30+ min) | 66 | $7,149 | $105 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 82 | $6,909 | $74 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | 35 | $6,463 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 53 | $5,521 | $62 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 15 | $2,026 | $135 |
See all 11 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 66 | $7,149 | $105 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 82 | $6,909 | $74 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | 35 | $6,463 | None |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 53 | $5,521 | $62 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 15 | $2,026 | $135 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 18 | $828 | $41 |
| X-ray of hip, 1 view | 17 | $542 | $29 |
| X-ray of knee, 3 views | 12 | $486 | $37 |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | 13 | $474 | $32 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 12 | $433 | $36 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 17 | $45 | None |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Hip replacement | 1-10 | None |
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
| Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 32 | More than 76% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
191 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Women 73% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 1.17. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Diabetes 32% · Chronic kidney disease 20% · Atrial fibrillation 19% · Depression 19% · Cancer 18% · Stroke 15% · Heart failure 13% · Dementia 7% · COPD 6%.
The office billed $182,444, Medicare allowed $47,024 and paid $37,475; for 15,578 services of 37 kinds; $8,258 of it was for drugs given in the office and $29,216 for care.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$6,261
Pharmacies billed $6,261 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 46% of their Part D prescriptions (91 of 200) in 2024. A higher opioid share than 9 in 10 peers; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.
182 generic and 18 brand-name prescriptions · $6,261 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Celecoxib | 41 | $2,111 | $51 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 51 | $462 | $9 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | 24 | $263 | $11 |
| Meloxicam | 13 | $48 | $4 |
| Tramadol | 12 | $32 | $3 |
Money from drug and device companies
$365 in 2025
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | None | $365 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | None | $32 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Bioventus | Durolane | $173 | 1 payment
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| DePuy Synthes Sales | Dynacord | $137 | 1 payment
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| Amgen | Evenity | $29 | 1 payment
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| Smith+Nephew | None | $27 | 1 payment
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See all 4 published payments
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-12-05 | None | $27 |
| Bioventus | Meals · 2025-11-17 | Durolane | $173 |
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-08-05 | Evenity | $29 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales | Meals · 2025-07-12 | Dynacord | $137 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $32
| Bioventus | Durolane | $32 | 2 payments
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1295584613
- Group
- Physician Assistant Surgical Assist Inc · Golden State Orthopedics and Spine
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Physician assistant, surgical (363AS0400X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 31396, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598
- NPI first listed
- 2024-05-17
- NPI last updated
- 2024-06-13
- NPI record certified
- 2024-06-13
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.