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Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC

(Darlene Kim, MD, FACC)

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension, preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease

1400 JACKSON STREET
Denver, CO 80206

1-877-359-0396

Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC is a cardiologist in Denver, CO specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. She graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2004 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC is affiliated with National Jewish Health and Main Campus.

Office Locations

Address:

1400 JACKSON STREET
Denver, CO 80206

Some issues Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

cardiac procedures	391
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	447
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	50
stress testing	144
ultrasound (sonogram)	241

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	31
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	37
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	515
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	443
minimally invasive procedures	35
nuclear scan	78
stress testing	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	317

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	641
Black	33
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	39
Less than 65	136

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

cardiac procedures	504
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	363
minimally invasive procedures	55
nuclear scan	50
stress testing	154
ultrasound (sonogram)	315
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1272
Black	72
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	684
From 75 to 84	460
85 and over	90
Less than 65	288

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	581
catheterization	63
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	359
minimally invasive procedures	63
nuclear scan	69
stress testing	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	335
vascular procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	497

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	737
Black	48
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	430
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	44
Less than 65	146

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	610
catheterization	101
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	411
minimally invasive procedures	101
nuclear scan	66
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	349
vascular procedures	39

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	55
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	52
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	582
catheterization	136
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	295
minimally invasive procedures	136
nuclear scan	52
stress testing	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	306
vascular procedures	33

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	33
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	48
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	611
catheterization	165
diagnostic procedures	165
doctor visit	272
minimally invasive procedures	165
nuclear scan	45
stress testing	139
ultrasound (sonogram)	321
vascular procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	751
Black	41
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	55
Less than 65	113

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	391
catheterization	96
diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	284
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	96
nuclear scan	60
stress testing	103
ultrasound (sonogram)	177
vascular procedures	28

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	363

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	27
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	25
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	826
catheterization	196
diagnostic procedures	196
doctor visit	522
minimally invasive procedures	196
nuclear scan	100
stress testing	190
ultrasound (sonogram)	421
vascular procedures	42

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC treated as a cardiologist in Denver, CO were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and minimally invasive procedures.

cardiac procedures	560
catheterization	97
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	378
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	97
nuclear scan	63
stress testing	160
ultrasound (sonogram)	310
vascular procedures	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Female	406
Male	296

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	586
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	49
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	39
75 to 84	207
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	343

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Temple University Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: Temple University Hospital (2007)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Darlene Kim, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

National Jewish Health

Main Campus

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$3,079 UPTRAVI $1,433	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $690	OPSUMIT $552	Bosentan $232	$171
Pfizer Inc.	$3,011 ELIQUIS $11	$3,000
United Therapeutics Corporation	$531 REMODULIN $226	ORENITRAM $125	TYVASO $68	$111
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$420 Pacemakers $162	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $122	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $74	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $62
Boston Scientific Corporation	$396 WATCHMAN Access System $222	WATCHMAN FLX $174
Other	$1,399 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $215	Electrophysiology $159	Definity $151	Impella $145	Kerendia $123	Other $606

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,781
Honoraria	$3,000
Education	$55

Biography

Dr. Darlene Kim specializes in general practice and cardiology (heart disease). Before completing her residency at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Kim attended medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In Dr. Kim's practice, she is particularly interested in preventive cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, and coronary artery disease. She has received the following distinction: Whitepaper Writing Group, Council on Clinical Practice, American College of Cardiology.. Dr. Kim is professionally affiliated with National Jewish Health.