Physician profile

Phillip Hyoung Lim

Interventional Pain Medicine · Buena Park, CA

NPI 1023227154

$126,756.38

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

50 companies · $9,029 in 2025

The $9,029 reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Interventional Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $676).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$13,053.19
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$4,665.00
Consulting Fee$2,000.00
Travel and Lodging$1,888.82
Education$50.36

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $46,564.17 2021-2025 Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv, Vanta Adaptivestim
Medtronic USA, INC. $40,661.03 2019-2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $19,914.30 2019-2025 Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept, Superion Indirect Decompression System
Stryker Corporation $2,959.75 2019-2025 Mild Device Kit, Optablate
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $2,772.47 2022-2025 Ha Minuteman G3-R
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $1,633.34 2023-2024 Evoke Scs, Evoke
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, INC. $1,433.53 2021
Nevro Corp. $1,416.21 2019-2024 Senza
Vertos Medical, INC. $1,414.03 2022-2024 Mild Device Kit
Abbott Laboratories $758.78 2019-2025 Proclaim
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $673.60 2022-2023 Intracept
Si-Bone, INC. $601.68 2024-2025
Vertiflex, INC. $453.09 2019
Pfizer INC. $431.06 2019-2025
Painteq LLC $371.70 2022-2024 Painteq
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Radius Health, INC. $317.01 2019-2022
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company LTD. $289.40 2022
Lilly USA, LLC $282.09 2019-2022
Surgentec $278.96 2021
Biodelivery Sciences International, INC. $274.01 2020-2021
Arthrex, INC. $255.88 2021-2022
Flowonix Medical Incorporated $252.08 2020
Curonix LLC $242.35 2023-2025 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC $242.22 2020-2021
Choice Spine, LLC $231.37 2023 Boomerang, Stratofuse, Blackhawk Cervical Spacer System
Biotronik Nro, INC. $231.33 2024-2025 Prospera
Nalu Medical, INC. $215.86 2021-2025 Nalu Neurostimulation System
Amgen INC. $214.17 2022-2025 Evenity, Prolia
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated $195.37 2019-2021
Globus Medical, INC. $166.74 2025 Senza
Captiva Spine INC $161.11 2023 Transfasten
Saxum Surgical, INC. $126.91 2024
Tersera Therapeutics LLC $106.76 2019
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $100.57 2019-2022
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $85.43 2019-2025 Monovisc, Orthovisc
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. $58.60 2019-2020
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $43.22 2020-2021
Allergan, INC. $42.23 2021
Grt US Holding, INC. $37.56 2020
Ziehm-Orthoscan, INC. $37.15 2020
Avanos Medical $27.61 2025
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $26.45 2023 Injectafer
Spr Therapeutics, INC $25.83 2019
Bioventus LLC $25.05 2025 Xcell
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $21.37 2024 Farxiga
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $19.77 2019
Biotissue Holdings INC. $19.65 2022
Ibsa Pharma INC. $18.91 2023 Tirosint, Licart
Titan Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.33 2020
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $11.29 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Phillip Hyoung Lim

$126,756.38

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $9,029 reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Interventional Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $676).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.