Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H.
Rheumatology Physician · Atlanta, GA
Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1366558744, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 046156, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sung Sam Lim
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 046156 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 49 Jesse Hill JR Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30303
- Phone
- (404) 616-3640
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 49 Jesse Hill JR Dr SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amulya AgrawalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295304673
Verify Sung Sam Lim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 046156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,360 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate242 claims
- Methotrexate213 claims
- Prednisone189 claims
- Humira Pen87 claims
- Leflunomide49 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen46 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): 92.3 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: $23,635.37
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sung Sam Lim among 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia
Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 196 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 84% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 196 rheumatology physician records in Georgia.
All 196 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Doyt Conn, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031407865165
- Alison Gizinski, MDAtlanta, GA 303031801933189
- Aliza Lipson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303031821325242
- Jayalakshmi Rao, MDAtlanta, GA 303031013077734
- Sara SharifAtlanta, GA 303031669037339
- Robert SpandorferAtlanta, GA 303031366946113
- Athanasios Tiliakos, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303031023270576
- Rattandeep Singh, MDAtlanta, GA 303051174536478
Common questions
What is Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366558744, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 49 Jesse Hill JR Dr SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303. Phone: (404) 616-3640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 046156, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H. had 1,360 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sung Sam Lim, M.D., M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.