Dr. James Kim, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Lakewood, CA and has been practicing for 6 years. He graduated from Medical School in 2007 and specializes in pain medicine and anesthesiology.
Advanced Pain Spclsts Of So CA
5750 Downey Ave Ste 306
Lakewood, CA 90712
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Health Net
- Medicare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Top Care Areas
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Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
very high
more than 91% of peers
Chronic Pain
high
more than 86% of peers
Herniated Disc
normal
more than 72% of peers
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2 Specialties
- Pain Medicine
- Anesthesiology
2 Board Certifications
- AnesthesiologyAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
35 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Facet Joint Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
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37 Procedures
- Baclofen Pump Therapy
- Botox® Injection
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Medial Branch Block
- Chronic Pain Management
- Discography
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Injection
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Facet Block
- Facet Joint Injection
- Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Block
- Intercostal Nerve Block
- Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Insertion
- Joint Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Facet Joint Injection
- Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Blocks
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Pain Management
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Radiofrequency Nerve Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Steroid Injection
- Supartz® Injection
- Synvisc® Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vertebroplasty
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Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for California.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- State University Of New York-Binghamton UniversityUndergraduate School | Graduated 2003
- Medical SchoolMedical School | Graduated 2007
- Newark Beth Israel Mc-UmdnjInternship Hospital | Completed 2008
- University Of ConnecticutResidency Hospital | Completed 2011
- Harvard Med Sch-Brigham & Women's HospFellowship Hospital | Completed 2012
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
Dr. Kim has no media or publications listed.
Languages Spoken
- English
- Korean
- Spanish
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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Dr. Kim accepts 10 insurance carriers
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMOAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Cross Blue ShieldMedicare Blue PPO
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Health Net
- MedicareMedicare Advantage PPOMedicare of California PPO
- UnitedHealthCareUnited Healthcare
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