Dr. Michael G. Lim, MD

Individual provider Ophthalmology Physician · NPI 1699781138

Dr. Michael G. Lim, MD practises Ophthalmology in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1993, 33 years ago. Practices as a sole proprietor and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New Mexico and Texas.

Years since qualifying: 33
Trained at: Baylor College of Medicine
Licensed in: NM, TX
In the registry since: 2006
Specialties on file: 2

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MD — Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2402 W Pierce St Ste 1B
Carlsbad, NM 88220-3537 Not confirmed with CMS for 14 years — call before visiting
Phone: (575) 887-5325
Fax: (575) 887-6449

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Specialties & licences

Ophthalmology Physician (primary)	Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence 93-313 (NM)
Ophthalmology Physician	Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence H7630 (TX)

Record details

NPI number	1699781138
Entity type	Individual (Type 1)
Gender	Male
Credentials	MD
Sole proprietor	Yes
NPI enumerated	August 1, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	December 18, 2011

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialty	OPHTHALMOLOGY
Medical school	BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated	1993 (33 years in practice)
Accepts Medicare assignment	Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations	2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Cataract surgery	56 times · 65th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients	579
Services billed	1,138 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age	76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.