Total Payments
$34,106
2024 Payments
$9,967
Companies
12
Transactions
122
Medicare Patients
10,261
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$17,236 (50.5%)
Travel$11,725 (34.4%)
Food & Beverage$3,706 (10.9%)
Other$1,440 (4.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,236 | 7 | 50.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,725 | 46 | 34.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,706 | 62 | 10.9% |
| Honoraria | $1,440 | 2 | 4.2% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 5 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$34,106
117 transactions
Ownership
$0
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $18,723 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Augmedics Inc. | $12,689 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $1,903 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Spineology Inc. | $376.11 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $112.85 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $104.11 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $83.15 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Isto Technologies II, LLC | $41.73 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Avanos Medical | $28.08 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $16.89 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,967 | 16 | Augmedics Inc. ($6,576) |
| 2023 | $7,805 | 17 | Augmedics Inc. ($4,771) |
| 2022 | $3,633 | 12 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($2,166) |
| 2021 | $828.58 | 13 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($447.34) |
| 2020 | $2,067 | 16 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($1,543) |
| 2019 | $7,722 | 26 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($7,581) |
| 2018 | $2,069 | 21 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($1,896) |
| 2017 | $14.27 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($14.27) |
All Payment Transactions
122 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $874.54 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.61 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.02 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $158.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $208.17 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,042.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.11 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,087.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,250.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.55 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $975.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 2024 | Augmedics Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 11/11/2023 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,550.00 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.90 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.00 | General |
| 10/30/2023 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.96 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.97 | General |
| 07/17/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.46 | General |
| 06/17/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.22 | General |
| 03/26/2023 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.75 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/04/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $270.43 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 2,387 | 3,538 | $2.4M | $280,057 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2,838 | 5,123 | $3.6M | $385,892 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,562 | 4,284 | $3.3M | $336,647 |
| 2020 | 35 | 2,474 | 3,914 | $4.3M | $352,204 |
Total Patients
10,261
Total Services
16,859
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
121
All Medicare Procedures & Services
121 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 464 | 778 | $138,882 | $53,896 | 38.8% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $761,407 | $40,029 | 5.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 376 | 409 | $103,946 | $39,564 | 38.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 242 | 242 | $73,084 | $29,552 | 40.4% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 510 | 512 | $112,128 | $20,675 | 18.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 64 | $75,160 | $15,036 | 20.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $279,140 | $13,453 | 4.8% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 26 | $189,950 | $11,638 | 6.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 115 | 121 | $294,030 | $11,632 | 4.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $32,200 | $6,102 | 18.9% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 141 | 142 | $29,678 | $5,786 | 19.5% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $25,175 | $4,529 | 18.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 70 | 147 | $21,756 | $4,500 | 20.7% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 20 | $22,500 | $4,179 | 18.6% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 38 | 40 | $117,800 | $3,821 | 3.2% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $57,052 | $3,049 | 5.3% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $14,508 | $2,780 | 19.2% |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 167 | $18,461 | $2,772 | 15.0% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $7,582 | $2,319 | 30.6% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 45 | 55 | $8,690 | $1,351 | 15.5% |
| 97530 | Therapy procedure using functional activities | Office | 2023 | 22 | 47 | $4,487 | $1,205 | 26.9% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $3,757 | $918.72 | 24.5% |
| 97112 | Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 20 | $1,810 | $439.25 | 24.3% |
| 73565 | X-ray of both knees while standing | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,199 | $357.58 | 29.8% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,612 | $343.93 | 21.3% |
About Dr. Richard Lim, MD
Dr. Richard Lim, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Orland Park, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134174352.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Lim, MD has received a total of $34,106 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,967 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 122 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($17,236).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lim has provided services to 10,261 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,859 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 121 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Orland Park, IL
- Active Since 05/24/2006
- Last Updated 12/21/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134174352
Products in Payments
- Xvision (Device) $12,689
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $8,191
- TLIF (Device) $4,837
- Multiple Products (Device) $1,093
- IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) $1,053
- Invictus MIS (Device) $606.32
- MULTIPLE (Device) $390.28
- Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System (Device) $361.25
- Arsenal, LLIF (Device) $325.84
- Other - MIS (Device) $286.63
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $227.16
- iFuse Implant (Device) $203.37
- Illico (Device) $142.19
- KODIAK (Device) $119.76
- Mobi-C (Device) $83.15
- VLIFT (Device) $55.82
- Lateral, Arsenal (Device) $48.68
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $40.60
- TRITANIUM (Device) $37.68
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $28.08
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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.