Michael Lim
Hospitalist · Mountain View
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Offices
1 location
Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence G61866 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1987 · expires 2026-12-31 · University of Washington School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.291 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.393 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0.76 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 68 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.1 · 185 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 814 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 842 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 361 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.6 · 4,633 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 122 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.993 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.706 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.376 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.5 · 218 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 962 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 3.8 · 200 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -17 · 922 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 860 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 827 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 144 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.3 · 80 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 237 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 86% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 75% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 86% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$36,649
Medicare paid this office $36,649 for 167 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 120 | $21,539 | $71 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 37 | $3,879 | $105 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 30 | $3,386 | $113 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 43 | $3,344 | $73 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $2,125 | $106 |
See all 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 120 | $21,539 | $71 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 37 | $3,879 | $105 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 30 | $3,386 | $113 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 43 | $3,344 | $73 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $2,125 | $106 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 25 | $1,589 | $43 |
Who their Medicare patients are
167 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 81 · 85 and older 37% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 15% · Health risk score 2.43. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 48% · Chronic kidney disease 48% · Atrial fibrillation 46% · Heart failure 40% · Depression 38% · Diabetes 33% · Dementia 29% · Cancer 26% · Stroke 25% · COPD 21%.
The office billed $132,668, Medicare allowed $46,256 and paid $36,649; for 481 services of 9 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 167 | 481 | 81 | 2.43 | $132,668 | $36,649 |
| 2023 | 166 | 455 | 82 | 2.29 | $140,015 | $39,158 |
| 2022 | 166 | 488 | 83 | 2.36 | $151,892 | $40,465 |
| 2021 | 162 | 407 | 80 | 2.23 | $130,784 | $36,188 |
| 2020 | 139 | 314 | 79 | 2.37 | $95,903 | $29,710 |
| 2019 | 173 | 530 | 80 | 2.32 | $147,031 | $43,994 |
| 2018 | 234 | 585 | 80 | 2.34 | $171,812 | $51,532 |
| 2017 | 214 | 574 | 79 | 2.41 | $162,905 | $51,131 |
| 2016 | 221 | 579 | 80 | 2.22 | $163,960 | $51,701 |
| 2015 | 278 | 777 | 80 | 2.41 | $220,895 | $73,566 |
| 2014 | 260 | 763 | 80 | 2.11 | $206,985 | $63,396 |
| 2013 | 235 | 820 | 79 | 2.21 | $211,059 | $61,773 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 97 | $18,129 | $73 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 33 | $5,759 | $111 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 38 | $4,182 | $102 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 33 | $3,976 | $120 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 20 | $3,199 | $160 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 27 | $2,069 | $77 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 23 | $1,355 | $45 |
2022: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 94 | $16,039 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 65 | $9,520 | $96 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 51 | $5,296 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 28 | $5,133 | $183 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 16 | $951 | $35 |
2021: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 64 | $9,749 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 53 | $9,158 | $95 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 49 | $5,045 | $99 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 23 | $4,444 | $185 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 19 | $2,414 | $127 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 12 | $816 | $68 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 11 | $708 | $35 |
2020: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 59 | $7,770 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 52 | $7,002 | $97 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 34 | $6,431 | $189 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 31 | $3,157 | $102 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $2,067 | $122 |
2019: 6 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 104 | $16,172 | $66 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 72 | $11,502 | $94 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 61 | $6,171 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 30 | $5,270 | $176 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 11 | $785 | $36 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 11 | $700 | $64 |
2018: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 111 | $15,339 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 69 | $12,409 | $180 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 64 | $10,135 | $90 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 56 | $5,707 | $97 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $2,078 | $122 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 12 | $2,008 | $167 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 13 | $869 | $67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 18 | $769 | $33 |
2017: 7 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 96 | $15,893 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 67 | $12,286 | $181 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 64 | $10,376 | $93 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 43 | $4,306 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 12 | $1,464 | $122 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 18 | $873 | $35 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 12 | $796 | $66 |
2016: 8 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 100 | $15,607 | $63 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 62 | $11,537 | $180 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 64 | $10,648 | $93 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 45 | $4,503 | $96 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 16 | $1,944 | $121 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes | 13 | $976 | $65 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 18 | $802 | $35 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 12 | $789 | $66 |
2015: 10 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 133 | $20,574 | $67 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 95 | $18,390 | $190 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 85 | $13,854 | $96 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 57 | $6,048 | $103 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 18 | $3,118 | $173 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 38 | $2,641 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 17 | $2,168 | $128 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes | 13 | $1,566 | $120 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 22 | $1,215 | $36 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 16 | $1,134 | $67 |
2014: 11 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 132 | $19,151 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 66 | $12,116 | $178 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 63 | $10,628 | $92 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 36 | $3,475 | $97 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 18 | $2,945 | $164 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 41 | $2,631 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 21 | $2,556 | $122 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 40 | $2,290 | $34 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 33 | $2,218 | $65 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes | 15 | $1,806 | $120 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes | 19 | $1,546 | $64 |
2013: 10 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 140 | $23,201 | $62 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 55 | $9,399 | $168 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 56 | $8,884 | $90 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 74 | $5,066 | $64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 28 | $3,235 | $116 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 25 minutes | 43 | $2,701 | $34 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 20 | $2,170 | $94 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes | 15 | $1,756 | $117 |
| Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes | 18 | $1,434 | $62 |
| Hospital observation care on day of discharge | 23 | $1,405 | $61 |
Money from drug and device companies
$72 in 2025
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | None | $72 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | None | $159 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Servier Pharmaceuticals | Voranigo | $72 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Servier Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-10-17 | Voranigo | $72 |
See earlier years (2019)
2019: $159
| Abbott Laboratories | Cardiomems Hf System | $159 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1205934700
- Licence
- CA G61866California G61866: Current · expires 2026-12-31
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2006-09-20
- NPI last updated
- 2021-02-24
- NPI record certified
- 2021-02-24
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.