Joanna Christine Lim, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Ontario, CA
Joanna Christine Lim, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Ontario, California, and NPI 1851612675, issued on Jun 15, 2010. Check the license (California A119225, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Christine Lim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A119225 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2295 S Vineyard Ave Bldg D, Ontario, CA 91761
- Phone
- (909) 724-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171013002377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna Christine Lim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen51 claims
- Tramadol Hcl44 claims
- Gabapentin13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $358.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupOntario, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna Christine Lim among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Joanna Christine Lim, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Ontario → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sunal Patel, M.D.Ontario, CA 917611770841124
- Stewart Rendon, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621922034255
- Anthony Oh, MDMontclair, CA 917631154401354
- Jared Wong, M.D.Montclair, CA 917631447586904
- Marian Safaoui, MDPomona, CA 917661174814339
- Johanna Basa, M.D.Pomona, CA 917671821326380
- Vinod Garg, MDPomona, CA 917671962578120
- Andrew Michael, MDPomona, CA 917671922328590
Common questions
What is Joanna Christine Lim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Christine Lim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851612675, issued on Jun 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Christine Lim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2295 S Vineyard Ave Bldg D, Ontario, CA, 91761. Phone: (909) 724-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Christine Lim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119225, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joanna Christine Lim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Christine Lim, M.D. had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.