Christine Hongan Tu Kim, DPM
Podiatry · San Clemente
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Artisan Foot and Ankle Podiatric Specialists Inc · 10 clinicians in this group
Looking this up.
Hospitals listed: Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center · Providence Mission Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Memorialcare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of MemorialCare Health System, which runs 4 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 74% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Providence, which runs 54 hospitals in 7 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.311, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.396, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.142, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies): 10.4 (8.3 to 12.9) · 3,901 cases, Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 787 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.98 (0.64 to 1.32) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 150.94 (98.19 to 203.69) · 56 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 26 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.2 · 92 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.2 · 112 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 330 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.7 · 288 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 322 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 3,096 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.42) · 4,618 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.07 to 0.46) · 4,715 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.39 (1.23 to 5.56) · 1,071 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.88 (0.26 to 3.5) · 374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.86 (0.31 to 3.41) · 983 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 14.09 (6.81 to 21.36) · 364 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.33 (1.61 to 9.05) · 376 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0.18 to 3.17) · 254 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.19 (0 to 0.92) · 3,414 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 40 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 1.488 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.676 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.833 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.49 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.344 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.8 · 222 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 693 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -27.3 · 122 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -26.7 · 401 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.4 · 308 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 517 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.2 · 30 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10 · 66 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.8 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.8 to 1.4) · 325 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,973 patients answered, 27% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 71% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 73% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 43% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 74% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Providence Mission Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 9 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.311 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.396 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.142 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.4 (8.3 to 12.9) · 3,901 cases | Better | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.29 (0.4 to 2.18) · 1,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.92 (0.66 to 1.19) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 163.98 (122.65 to 205.3) · 165 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 56 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.2 · 273 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.8 · 434 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.7 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 11 · 486 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 4,977 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.03 to 0.41) · 8,625 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.11 to 0.47) · 8,755 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.82 (1.09 to 4.54) · 2,413 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.24 (0.77 to 3.71) · 932 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.26 (0.9 to 3.61) · 2,222 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 10.47 (5.01 to 15.93) · 872 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.72 (2.6 to 8.84) · 861 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.57 (0.13 to 3.02) · 610 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0 to 0.74) · 7,316 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.8 · 58 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.479 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.9 · 354 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.4 · 649 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 4.8 · 265 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 35.8 · 486 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 5.5 · 994 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 1,371 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.4 to 6.8) · 209 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.1 (8.5 to 14.3) · 209 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.3 · 65 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.5 · 65 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.2 · 127 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) · 791 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (474 patients answered, 26% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 73% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 87% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 88% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 46% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Procedures Medicare counted
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 | None |
Money from drug and device companies
$977 in 2025
| 2025 | 7 | 15 | None | $977 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | None | $1,652 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Paragon 28 | Portfolio | $369 | 4 payments
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| Surgenex | Surgraft | $147 | 1 payment
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| Smith+Nephew | Grafix | $142 | 3 payments
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| Avita Medical Americas | Recell | $135 | 1 payment
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| Amgen | Krystexxa | $125 | 1 payment
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| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Purified Cortrophin Gel | $33 | 1 payment
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See all 12 published payments
| Surgenex | Meals · 2025-10-29 | Surgraft | $147 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-10-28 | Collagenase Santyl | $14 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-10-28 | Collagenase Santyl | $3 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-09-29 | Purified Cortrophin Gel | $33 |
| Paragon 28 | Meals · 2025-09-19 | Portfolio | $127 |
| Paragon 28 | Travel · 2025-09-19 | Portfolio | $180 |
| Paragon 28 | Travel · 2025-09-19 | Portfolio | $43 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-08-12 | Nuzyra | $26 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-05-07 | Grafix | $125 |
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-04-08 | Krystexxa | $125 |
| Avita Medical Americas | Meals · 2025-03-11 | Recell | $135 |
| Paragon 28 | Meals · 2025-03-03 | Ankle Fracture | $19 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $1,652
| Paragon 28 | Portfolio | $1,103 | 6 payments
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| Stryker | Augment Injectable | $360 | 1 payment
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| Treace Medical Concepts | Lapiplasty System | $190 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1316766850
- Trained
- California School of Podiatric Medicine, 2022
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 213ES0103X (213ES0103X)
- Mailing address
- 3801 Miranda Ave Bldg 100e3200, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2024-10-10
- NPI last updated
- 2025-07-14
- NPI record certified
- 2025-07-14
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.