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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.
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MICHAEL J LIM
Listed Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
3660 VISTA, ST LOUIS, MO, 63110
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MICHAEL LIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:
2018 Payments At a Glance
106
payments
$55,774
payment total
7
companies paid this doctor
Payment Calendar in 2018
This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.
Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.
2018
Types of Payments in 2018
| Category | Payments | Payment Value |
|---|---|---|
Promotional Speaking/Other |
12 | $21,100 |
Honoraria |
8 | $20,000 |
Travel and Lodging |
40 | $8,550 |
Consulting |
2 | $3,325 |
Food and Beverage |
44 | $2,799 |
Drugs & Devices in 2018
Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.
| Product Name | Product Type | Payments† |
|---|---|---|
IMPELLA |
device |
$26,181 |
REPATHA |
drug |
$19,686 |
RESOLUTE |
device |
$7,449 |
FFR LINK |
device |
$1,125 |
HANCOCK |
device |
$807 |
COREVALVE EVOLUT |
device |
$179 |
MITRA CLIP SYSTEM |
device |
$131 |
EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE |
device |
$69 |
PACEMAKERS |
device |
$55 |
RHYTHMIA |
device |
$28 |
LIFEVEST |
device |
$23 |
Payments with no listed product |
N/A |
$21 |
GUIDEZILLA |
device |
$19 |
| † May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products. | ||
Payment Details in 2018
| When | How Much | Related To | What For | From | Third Party Payee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | $3,500 | RESOLUTE | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $3,200 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 24, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 25, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 26, 2018 | $3,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $2,200 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 23, 2018 | $2,200 | REPATHA | Consulting | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 9, 2018 | $2,200 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $2,200 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $2,200 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $2,000 | RESOLUTE | Promotional Speaking/Other | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $1,600 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 10, 2018 | $1,125 | FFR LINK | Consulting | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $1,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Jul 28, 2018 | $1,000 | IMPELLA | Honoraria | ABIOMED | |
| Nov 30, 2018 | $800 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $697 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $695 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $554 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $522 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $408 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 11, 2018 | $400 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Oct 24, 2018 | $400 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Feb 14, 2018 | $400 | REPATHA | Promotional Speaking/Other | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $398 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $365 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $311 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $292 | HANCOCK | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $285 | HANCOCK | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $276 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $274 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $249 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $227 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $224 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $211 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $180 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $177 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 24, 2018 | $170 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| May 30, 2018 | $170 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $168 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $163 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 26, 2018 | $160 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $155 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $149 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $146 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $145 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $144 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Jan 27, 2018 | $144 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 | $144 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 10, 2018 | $139 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $134 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $131 | MITRA CLIP SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Mar 12, 2018 | $130 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $125 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $123 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $118 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Jul 28, 2018 | $111 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 5, 2018 | $105 | REPATHA | Travel and Lodging | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 9, 2018 | $104 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 3, 2018 | $99 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 11, 2018 | $98 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $91 | HANCOCK | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $89 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 18, 2018 | $88 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $79 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $77 | HANCOCK | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | $77 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Jul 22, 2018 | $77 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $76 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $71 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $70 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $69 | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $62 | HANCOCK | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $58 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | $55 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 13, 2018 | $55 | PACEMAKERS | Food and Beverage | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $47 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 8, 2018 | $43 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $40 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $37 | REPATHA | Food and Beverage | AMGEN INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $35 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 | $35 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $32 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $31 | RESOLUTE | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $29 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 27, 2018 | $27 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | $23 | RESOLUTE | Travel and Lodging | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| May 24, 2018 | $21 | No Listed Product | Food and Beverage | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION | |
| Apr 17, 2018 | $20 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Nov 8, 2018 | $20 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $20 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $20 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $20 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Jul 23, 2018 | $19 | GUIDEZILLA | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Mar 10, 2018 | $19 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Jan 25, 2018 | $17 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) | |
| Oct 17, 2018 | $16 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Apr 18, 2018 | $14 | RHYTHMIA | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Feb 9, 2018 | $14 | RHYTHMIA | Food and Beverage | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $13 | COREVALVE EVOLUT | Food and Beverage | MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 | $12 | IMPELLA | Food and Beverage | ABIOMED | |
| Mar 29, 2018 | $6 | IMPELLA | Travel and Lodging | ABIOMED | |
| Sep 5, 2018 | $6 | LIFEVEST | Food and Beverage | ZOLL SERVICES LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LIFECOR CORP) |
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Note: We have made some effort to normalize the data and eliminate duplicates, but the data is primarily as it has been reported by the companies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. To purchase the normalized data, please visit the ProPublica Data Store. If you spot an error, please let us know at [email protected].
This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.