Total Payments
$16,668
2024 Payments
$123.39
Companies
14
Transactions
147
Medicare Patients
2,253
Medicare Billing
$417,402
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$8,983 (53.9%)
Food & Beverage$7,237 (43.4%)
Education$447.64 (2.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,983 | 37 | 53.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,237 | 109 | 43.4% |
| Education | $447.64 | 1 | 2.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $10,936 | 90 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,192 | 14 | $0 (2021) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $1,089 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Conformis, Inc. | $1,019 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $944.88 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $882.09 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $219.46 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Genmab U.S., Inc. | $123.39 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $108.76 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| ACUMED LLC | $100.38 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $123.39 | 1 | Genmab U.S., Inc. ($123.39) |
| 2023 | $174.37 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($174.37) |
| 2022 | $47.29 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($47.29) |
| 2021 | $1,282 | 16 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,084) |
| 2020 | $698.78 | 7 | Conformis, Inc. ($368.47) |
| 2019 | $5,579 | 33 | Stryker Corporation ($4,506) |
| 2018 | $3,117 | 39 | Stryker Corporation ($1,756) |
| 2017 | $5,646 | 49 | Stryker Corporation ($4,173) |
All Payment Transactions
147 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/13/2024 | Genmab U.S., Inc. | Epkinly (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.39 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.37 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/23/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.29 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/12/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona Revision (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.62 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CORI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.65 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Arcos (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.44 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Arcos (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.44 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.44 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.44 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/12/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona Revision (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.95 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 08/12/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona Revision (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 06/16/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona IQ (Device), Connected Health-MyMobility, Omni Max | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.24 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 06/15/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $447.64 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 06/09/2021 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.69 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 04/20/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Comprehensive Shoulder (Device), Signature Glenoid Guides | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.17 | General |
| Category: Extremities | ||||||
| 03/31/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Alps Clavicle (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.02 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/09/2020 | Stryker Corporation | ADAPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.16 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 06/10/2020 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.94 | General |
| Category: UPPER EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/12/2020 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.72 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 03/07/2020 | Conformis, Inc. | Hip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $173.72 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 03/07/2020 | Conformis, Inc. | Hip (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.50 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 03/07/2020 | Conformis, Inc. | Hip (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $90.25 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 186 | 590 | $95,607 | $19,309 |
| 2022 | 6 | 115 | 165 | $50,441 | $10,391 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,049 | 1,617 | $1.0M | $223,897 |
| 2020 | 17 | 903 | 1,431 | $762,053 | $163,805 |
Total Patients
2,253
Total Services
3,803
Medicare Billing
$417,402
Procedure Codes
49
All Medicare Procedures & Services
49 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 57 | $25,710 | $5,382 | 20.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 35 | 88 | $25,106 | $5,210 | 20.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $16,894 | $3,641 | 21.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 61 | $16,932 | $2,589 | 15.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $5,136 | $1,175 | 22.9% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 85 | $3,408 | $763.44 | 22.4% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $1,989 | $445.62 | 22.4% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2023 | 25 | 242 | $431.86 | $103.61 | 24.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 33 | $11,630 | $3,267 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $16,188 | $3,195 | 19.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 19 | 26 | $6,066 | $1,682 | 27.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $6,225 | $1,410 | 22.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 19 | $10,260 | $817.19 | 8.0% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2022 | 14 | 44 | $72.48 | $19.52 | 26.9% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $241,031 | $42,958 | 17.8% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 29 | $194,624 | $32,246 | 16.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 174 | 205 | $94,505 | $31,391 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 201 | 279 | $95,697 | $30,835 | 32.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 152 | 263 | $70,642 | $15,724 | 22.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $73,260 | $14,819 | 20.2% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 77 | 77 | $50,050 | $14,086 | 28.1% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $69,036 | $12,600 | 18.3% |
| J7324 | Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2021 | 28 | 95 | $53,865 | $9,533 | 17.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 67 | 67 | $34,974 | $9,493 | 27.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $15,410 | $3,903 | 25.3% |
About Dr. Michael Lim, M.D
Dr. Michael Lim, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861787228.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Lim, M.D has received a total of $16,668 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $123.39 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 147 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,983).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lim has provided services to 2,253 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,803 services with total Medicare billing of $417,402. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 49 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 06/14/2011
- Last Updated 04/25/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861787228
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $1,995
- Reunion (Device) $1,796
- REUNION (Device) $1,716
- Triathlon (Device) $1,666
- CUSTOMIZED MANDIBLE RECON (Device) $1,072
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $594.98
- AEQUALIS (Device) $528.00
- All (Device) $524.03
- T2 (Device) $479.07
- SIMPLICITI (Device) $474.50
- Persona (Device) $462.52
- Hat-Trick (Device) $458.52
- VARIAX (Device) $401.23
- GAMMA (Device) $396.12
- Hip (Device) $368.47
- POLARCUP (Device) $360.71
- Persona Revision (Device) $354.57
- AXSOS (Device) $324.00
- BIOLOX (Device) $210.11
- Makoplasty (Device) $208.15
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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