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Dr. Michael Lim, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: acoustic neuroma, acromegaly, craniopharyngioma, and more.

213 Quarry Road 1st Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 725-5792

Dr. Michael Lim, MD is a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Michael Lim, MD is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care.

Office Locations

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

213 Quarry Road 1st Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 725-5792

(650) 725-0390

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300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94305

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

microvascular decompression

In 2023, Dr. Michael Lim, MD performed more microvascular decompression procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve surgery

In 2012, Dr. Michael Lim, MD performed more nerve surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2012 were radiation therapy, image guided procedures, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	15
doctor visit	191
excision	15
image guided procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve procedures	35
radiation therapy	38
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2013 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	51
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	239
excision	21
image guided procedures	52
minimally invasive procedures	76
nerve procedures	93
radiation therapy	52
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	19
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2014 were radiation therapy, image guided procedures, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	44
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	313
excision	29
image guided procedures	94
minimally invasive procedures	73
nerve procedures	88
radiation therapy	94
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29
spinal procedures	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	28
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2015 were nerve procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	51
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	262
excision	24
image guided procedures	81
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve procedures	89
radiation therapy	81
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	48
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2016 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, cranial surgery and radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	71
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	300
excision	35
image guided procedures	50
minimally invasive procedures	80
nerve procedures	116
radiation therapy	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	24
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2017 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, cranial surgery and radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	72
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	340
excision	34
image guided procedures	69
minimally invasive procedures	74
nerve procedures	112
radiation therapy	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	34
spinal procedures	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	26
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2018 were nerve procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	70
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	399
excision	36
image guided procedures	71
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve procedures	99
radiation therapy	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	35
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2019 were nerve procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	64
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	371
excision	25
image guided procedures	72
minimally invasive procedures	65
nerve procedures	104
radiation therapy	72
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	67
Hispanic	13
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	27
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2020 were nerve procedures, cranial surgery, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	38
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	89
excision	15
image guided procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	34
nerve procedures	57
radiation therapy	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2021 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	55
nerve procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA during 2022 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	25
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	56
nerve procedures	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Palo Alto, CA were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

cranial surgery	46
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	237
excision	26
image guided procedures	62
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve procedures	75
radiation therapy	62
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
spinal procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	212
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	76
85 and over	20
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	150

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Lim, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Lim, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	21
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Lim, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He is certified by the Neurosurgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000)

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center (2007)

Board Certification: Neurosurgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery (2012)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Lim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Stanford Medicine Children's Health

Stanford Health Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael Lim, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$283,182 UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 $79,574	NEURO $53,301	MAXFACE $27,084	MEDPOR TITAN $22,109	MEDPOR $15,172	Other $85,942
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$76,347 OPDIVO $5,821	YERVOY $350	$70,176
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$51,028 KEYTRUDA $5,353	$45,675
Accuray Incorporated	$24,876 CyberKnife System $24,876
Novocure Inc.	$20,462 Optune $16,433	$4,029
Other	$45,629 Surgical Care - Hemopatch $9,004	Image Guided Surgical Device $3,306	NURTEC ODT $2,202	KEYTRUDA $2,132	Novalis $2,000	Other $26,985

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$299,289
Travel and Lodging	$133,229
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$34,688
Honoraria	$19,021
Food and Beverage	$9,804
Other	$5,492

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Lim, MD has received 68 research payments totaling $946,879.

Biography

Dr. Michael Lim is an oncology (cancer care) and neurosurgery specialist in Palo Alto, CA. Clinical interests for Dr. Lim include brain aneurysm, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and skull base surgery. He is affiliated with Stanford Medicine Children's Health and Stanford Health Care. Dr. Lim's education and training includes medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He has received professional recognition including the following: Abhijit Guha Award, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors and Society of Neuro-Oncology.