Lian Lim
Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Lian Lim is a surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1760801237, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license (California A140862, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lian Lim
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A140862 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 554-8984
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 554-5055
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190618000643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lian Lim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $2,449.24
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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
- Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lian Lim among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Lian Lim 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 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · 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).
43 surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 43 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lian Lim's NPI number?
Lian Lim's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760801237, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lian Lim located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-8984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lian Lim's license?
NPPES lists California license number A140862, 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 Lian Lim prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lian Lim had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.