Dr. Jennifer Lim , MD
Ophthalmology • Chicago, IL
1855 W Taylor St, Mail Code 648
Chicago, IL 606127242
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on December 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,567 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92134 — Imaging of retina: 700 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 385 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 224 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 53 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Prednisolone Acetate — 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ketorolac Tromethamine — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 395 to 2,247.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,942. Middle half: 813 to 3,689.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,368 in 2020 to 1,567 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1855 W Taylor St
Mail Code 648
Chicago, IL 606127242
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
1986
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
385 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $90,638 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $64,290 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
68 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,317 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $21,922.14 across 15 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $19,900.00 across 8 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,447.40 across 3 records.
- Food and Beverage: $574.74 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Genentech, Inc.: $10,876.21 across 7 records.
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $8,550.00 across 3 records.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $2,350.00 across 3 records.
Research and ownership records are not included in these totals; they are in the table below.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
40 years (graduated 1986)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1986 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lim has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lim as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 395 to 2,247.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,942. Middle half: 813 to 3,689.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $90,638. Middle half: $36,624 to $278,832.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $217,562. Middle half: $82,211 to $445,105.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,290. Middle half: $24,574 to $204,829.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $156,041. Middle half: $58,651 to $322,257.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 387. Middle half: 133 to 1,297.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 570 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 891. Middle half: 294 to 1,971.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,351. Middle half: $3,118 to $119,759.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 570 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,776. Middle half: $10,407 to $185,387.
309 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Chicago, IL (898 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
1.3% of these 309 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.1% of these 309 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 15% from 1,368 in 2020 to 1,567 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,368
- 2021: 1,574
- 2022: 1,690
- 2023: 1,576
- 2024: 1,567
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount stayed about the same: $86,934 in 2020 and $90,638 in 2024.
- 2020: $86,934
- 2021: $100,550
- 2022: $100,811
- 2023: $91,599
- 2024: $90,638
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare stayed about the same: $61,082 in 2020 and $64,290 in 2024.
- 2020: $61,082
- 2021: $72,710
- 2022: $71,900
- 2023: $64,794
- 2024: $64,290
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 29% from 41 in 2019 to 53 in 2024.
- 2019: 41
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 28
- 2023: 44
- 2024: 53
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 42% from 48 in 2019 to 68 in 2024.
- 2019: 48
- 2021: 13
- 2022: 36
- 2023: 54
- 2024: 68
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 27% from $1,807 in 2019 to $1,317 in 2024.
- 2019: $1,807
- 2021: $826
- 2022: $1,335
- 2023: $1,485
- 2024: $1,317
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 253% from $8,330.62 in 2021 to $29,441.54 in 2025.
- 2021: $8,330.62
- 2022: $12,672.07
- 2023: $60,148.08
- 2024: $67,959.05
- 2025: $29,441.54
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 20 records totaling $29,441.54.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Genentech, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Vabysmo | General | $6,750.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
General
In-kind items and services
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Vabysmo | Research | $4,332.00 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $3,800.00 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $2,850.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $2,250.00 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $1,900.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
General
In-kind items and services
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— | Research | $1,096.20 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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VEOPOZ | General | $940.00 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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VEOPOZ | General | $940.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
General
In-kind items and services
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— | Research | $851.82 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Vabysmo | General | $688.19 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
General
In-kind items and services
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Vabysmo | Research | $660.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Vabysmo | General | $642.23 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
General
In-kind items and services
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— | Research | $579.38 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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VEOPOZ | General | $470.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Vabysmo | General | $375.63 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COBENFY | General | $125.00 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Vabysmo | General | $116.98 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $53.18 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BEYFORTUS | General | $20.93 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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700 | 369 | $175.03 | $24.60 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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385 | 202 | $375.12 | $68.05 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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224 | 196 | $552.33 | $100.24 |
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67028
Injection of drug into eye
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210 | 58 | $2542.16 | $95.85 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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29 | 29 | $764.69 | $140.01 |
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76512
2d ultrasound scan of eye tissue and structures
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19 | 15 | $291.63 | $30.35 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 28 | 1,001 | $1,012.77 | 17 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 25 | 683 | $304.45 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20070814000578
IL
1951492305
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 606127232
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 606127242
Phone: 3129966590
The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois
1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 606127242
Phone: 3129966590
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), FRCSC
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 15, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Zibute Zaparackas, MD
- Dr. Nicole Scripsema, MD
- Dr. Daniel Greenberg, MD
- Dr. Robert Hyde, MD
- Dr. Cheryl Kraff Cooper, MD
- Dr. Brian Herst, MD
Mailing Address
1855 W Taylor St, Mail Code 648
Chicago, IL 606127242
Phone: 3129966500