Edward Stephen Lim, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Branford, CT
Edward Stephen Lim, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Branford, Connecticut, and NPI 1124099726, issued on Jan 31, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 033710, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Stephen Lim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 033710 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 144 N Main St, Branford, CT 06405
- Phone
- (203) 643-0270
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 488-1104
- Medicaid ID
- 001337105 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070126000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 144 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward Stephen Lim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 033710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $145.75
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Stephen Lim among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut
Edward Stephen Lim, MD is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
All 336 in Connecticut → Every provider in Branford → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Keith Lemire, ODWaterford, CT 063851477511426
- Ramsey Tarabishy, MDPlainfield, CT 063741689781403
- Howard Distelman, MDGuilford, CT 064371649387770
- Martha Howard, M.D.Guilford, CT 064371902810021
- Alan Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431831207018
- Patricia Ecker, MDMadison, CT 064431851440077
Common questions
What is Edward Stephen Lim, MD's NPI number?
Edward Stephen Lim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124099726, issued on Jan 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Stephen Lim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 144 N Main St, Branford, CT, 06405. Phone: (203) 643-0270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Stephen Lim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 033710, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Stephen Lim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Stephen Lim, MD had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Stephen Lim, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.