NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC

Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1326476367, issued on Oct 30, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 82791, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326476367
Name
Anna Y. Lim-Kates
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
82791 SC
25MA09423300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
229 Longtown RD, Columbia, SC 29229
Phone
(803) 419-4949
Enumerated
Oct 30, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(803) 419-6445
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190912003023); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 229 Longtown RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Altieri, MDFamily Medicine Physician1720027477
  2. Chanelle Jackson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1629510862
  3. Rutkumar Jani, MDFamily Medicine Physician1164405981
  4. Jarvis Johnson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1942825500
  5. Trevor Morris, MDFamily Medicine Physician1316562838

Verify Anna Y. Lim-Kates in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anna Lim-Kates1,029
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl37 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium33 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl28 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Anna Y. Lim-Kates among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Altieri, MDColumbia, SC 292291720027477
  2. Sarah Cottingham, MDColumbia, SC 292291851472039
  3. Russell Ditzler, MDColumbia, SC 292291053378588
  4. Yasmine Gabr, M.D.Columbia, SC 292291770935744
  5. Wynn Harvey, MDColumbia, SC 292291982198438
  6. Rutkumar Jani, MDColumbia, SC 292291164405981
  7. Jarvis Johnson, MDColumbia, SC 292291942825500
  8. Narjah Martin, M.D.Columbia, SC 292291023462546

Common questions

What is Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD's NPI number?

Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326476367, issued on Oct 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 229 Longtown RD, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 419-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82791, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD had 1,029 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Anna Y. Lim-Kates, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.