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CHI H LIM
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CHI H LIM

Listed Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
1330 BOILING SPRINGS RD, SUITE 1600, SPARTANBURG, SC, 29303-4201
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DR. CHI LIM,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

62

payments

$22,530

payment total

11

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
 4 $14,224
Consulting
 1 $3,821
Food and Beverage
 52 $3,326
Travel and Lodging
 5 $1,160

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†
DIVERGENCE-L

device

 $10,405
RIALTO

device

 $4,261
SOVEREIGN

device

 $3,821
CD HORIZON

device

 $1,002
PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM

device

 $858
AXIUM INS DRG IPG

device

 $332
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $321
PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $272
CLYDESDALE

device

 $154
PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS

device

 $141
PICO

device

 $139
CMF SPINALOGIC

device

 $130
MAZORX - RENAISSANCE

device

 $123
O-ARM-ST

device

 $104
CONCORDE

device

 $101
VIPER

device

 $100
INFINITY OCT SYSTEM

device

 $85
COUGAR

device

 $80
PENTA SCS LEADS

device

 $28
PENNSAID

drug

 $25
GRAFIX & STRAVIX

drug

 $22
SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

device

 $21
LAMITRODE SCS LEADS

device

 $7
† 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
Oct 11, 2018 $4,261 RIALTO Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 17, 2018 $3,821 SOVEREIGN Consulting MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $3,466 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 19, 2018 $3,466 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 18, 2018 $3,031 DIVERGENCE-L Promotional Speaking/Other MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $410 CD HORIZON Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $258 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $236 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $229 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $156 DIVERGENCE-L Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 14, 2018 $154 CLYDESDALE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 29, 2018 $151 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 1, 2018 $142 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 20, 2018 $141 PRODIGY FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jun 7, 2018 $141 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 29, 2018 $139 PICO Food and Beverage SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
May 22, 2018 $130 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Mar 16, 2018 $130 CMF SPINALOGIC Food and Beverage DJO, LLC
Feb 15, 2018 $119 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Dec 3, 2018 $114 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IMPLANET AMERICA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $108 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Travel and Lodging MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 29, 2018 $104 O-ARM-ST Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 16, 2018 $102 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IMPLANET AMERICA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $102 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $101 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Aug 6, 2018 $100 VIPER Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Dec 2, 2018 $96 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 12, 2018 $89 CONCORDE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $80 COUGAR Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 5, 2018 $79 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $74 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $74 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jun 8, 2018 $63 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $57 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $55 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
May 29, 2018 $46 No Listed Product Food and Beverage IMPLANET AMERICA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $40 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 8, 2018 $38 No Listed Product Food and Beverage ERMI INC.
Jul 19, 2018 $33 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Jan 26, 2018 $33 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $32 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Oct 23, 2018 $30 INFINITY OCT SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $30 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 26, 2018 $30 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $22 GRAFIX & STRAVIX Food and Beverage OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS INC.
Aug 27, 2018 $21 SENZA SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM Food and Beverage NEVRO CORP.
Sep 22, 2018 $21 PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Jan 24, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 13, 2018 $16 CD HORIZON Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Mar 2, 2018 $14 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Jul 19, 2018 $14 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Sep 29, 2018 $13 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 6, 2018 $13 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
May 1, 2018 $13 AXIUM INS DRG IPG Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 30, 2018 $12 CONCORDE Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Sep 22, 2018 $12 DIVERGENCE-L Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $11 PROCLAIM FAMILY OF SCS IPGS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Apr 27, 2018 $11 PENNSAID Food and Beverage HORIZON PHARMA PLC
Oct 19, 2018 $8 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Dec 3, 2018 $7 LAMITRODE SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Oct 19, 2018 $6 PENTA SCS LEADS Food and Beverage ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Aug 30, 2018 $4 MAZORX - RENAISSANCE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC USA, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.