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Andrew G Lim, MD

Critical Care (Intensivists) · Seattle

NPI 1467871806

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Offices

1 location · Virginia Mason Medical Center · 867 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A155839 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2018 · expires 2028-05-31 · University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • Washington MD.MD.60819770Physician And Surgeon License · since 2017 · expires 2027-05-02
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

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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.

  • Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 76% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 1.82 (0.23 to 3.4) · 3,535 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.221, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.219, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.222, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 1,760 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Virginia Mason Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 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.

Every scored measure at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths1.82 (0.23 to 3.4) · 3,535 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.221BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.219BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.222BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 1,760 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.48 (0.73 to 2.23) · 2,812 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.85 (0.62 to 1.08)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.52 (125.5 to 209.54) · 141 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.9 · 158 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.4 · 63 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 165 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 294 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths9.8 · 231 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.3 · 198 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 3,311 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.31) · 6,896 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0.04 to 0.42) · 7,935 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.57 (0.33 to 2.81) · 2,185 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.88 (1.77 to 3.99) · 3,337 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths7.47 (3.45 to 11.49) · 1,968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.28 (2.83 to 7.72) · 2,166 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.65 (0.29 to 3) · 958 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0.04 to 1.1) · 5,502 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.5 · 252 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.617No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.759No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.1 · 289 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.8 · 407 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits20.7 · 225 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-24.5 · 340 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits17 · 247 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.9 · 263 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.6 (4.1 to 7.5) · 469 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.3 (9.1 to 14) · 469 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits4.8 · 221 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 145 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.2 · 95 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.7 (11.1 to 16.8) · 3,595 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (486 patients answered, 28% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Room was "always" clean65%
Nurses "always" communicated well80%
Doctors "always" communicated well82%
Staff "always" explained62%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications79%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night51%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital76%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$41,091

Medicare paid this office $41,091 for 137 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes91$24,830$170
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes30$4,726$88
Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope17$1,948$115
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)23$1,721$69
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin21$709$34

Who their Medicare patients are

137 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 16% · 85 and older 10% · Women 39% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 2.16. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical critical care (intensivists) clinician is at 2.58.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 57% · Coronary heart disease 45% · Atrial fibrillation 45% · Chronic kidney disease 41% · Diabetes 38% · Depression 31% · Stroke 26% · COPD 23% · Dementia 17% · Cancer 15%.

The office billed $194,401, Medicare allowed $51,991 and paid $41,091; for 328 services of 23 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

Original Medicare by year
2024137328722.16$194,401$41,091
2023150454722.27$281,065$60,188
2022135524722.54$288,847$68,925
2021181565732.62$319,007$78,748
2020102359703.40$218,916$54,378
201997116682.72$124,380$12,230
20182126702.47$27,124$2,945

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: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes111$40,711$180
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes47$7,678$91
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes27$2,048$66
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)23$1,705$71
External shock to heart to regulate heart beat13$1,312$94
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin25$971$37

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes108$43,705$180
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes62$12,135$93
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes39$4,317$88
Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope17$1,970$116
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)22$1,582$72
Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope12$1,506$116
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin21$787$37

2021: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes144$56,564$185
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes52$10,935$94
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes42$3,945$88
Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)31$2,521$72
Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope11$1,334$121
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin33$1,252$38

2020: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes86$40,545$192
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes41$9,212$97
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin13$491$38

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making53$7,198$136
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making34$2,933$86

2018: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making15$2,228$149

Medicaid work

$6,998 in 2021

Medicaid paid $6,998 for 71 billed services this clinician did in 2021, up to 12 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes71$6,998
Medicaid work by year
202171112$6,998
202055217$5,072
2019159428$2,953
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes38$4,184
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM17$887

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM69$1,500
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM39$753
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM39$700
Service(s) provided between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM at 24-hour facility, in addition to basic service12$0

Money from drug and device companies

$912 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202533$700$912
202411None$24

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
FUJIFILM SonoSiteSonosite Mt$700
1 payment
  • Consulting for Sonosite Mt · 2025-05-12 · $700
Becton Dickinson andHemosphere$187
1 payment
  • Meals for Hemosphere · 2025-11-07 · $187
HaemoneticsTeg6s Hemostasis System$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Teg6s Hemostasis System · 2025-02-07 · $25
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
Becton Dickinson andMeals · 2025-11-07Hemosphere$187
FUJIFILM SonoSiteConsulting · 2025-05-12Sonosite Mt$700
HaemoneticsMeals · 2025-02-07Teg6s Hemostasis System$25
See earlier years (2024)

2024: $24

Payments by company in 2024
Janssen PharmaceuticalsXarelto$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Xarelto · 2024-05-01 · $24

Professional record

NPI
1467871806
Licence
CA A155839, WA MD60819770California A155839: Current · expires 2028-05-31Washington MD.MD.60819770: Active
Trained
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 2014
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RC0200X (207RC0200X); Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
1414 E Harrison St Apt I, Seattle, WA, 98112
NPI first listed
2014-04-14
NPI last updated
2021-01-11
NPI record certified
2021-01-11

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305