Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Lim
John Brian Chan Lim, MD practices internal medicine in San Antonio, TX. John Brian is also listed as specializing in hospice & palliative medicine. According to Medicare claims data, John Brian cared for 1,981 Medicare patients across 2,831 services.
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Education & Training
Areas of Expertise
Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (210) 572-3306
- Email not available
Practice Locations
8906 PERRIN BEITEL RD
San Antonio, TX 78217
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Internal Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Cardiometabolic
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High cholesterol and lipid disorders
- Metabolic syndrome
- Overweight and obesity
- Peripheral artery disease
- Prediabetes
- Stable coronary artery disease
- Type 2 diabetes
Digestive and liver
- Acid reflux (GERD)
- Alcohol-associated liver disease
- Constipation
- Diverticulosis and uncomplicated diverticulitis
- Fatty liver disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Peptic ulcer disease
Endocrine, blood, and bone
- Anemia of chronic disease
- Gout
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Osteoporosis
- Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
- Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency
Infectious disease
Kidney and urinary
- Acute kidney injury
- Chronic kidney disease
- Enlarged prostate (BPH)
- Overactive bladder
- Urinary tract infection
Respiratory
- Acute bronchitis
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Cardiac and vascular
- Atrial fibrillation
- Blood clots (DVT and pulmonary embolism)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Heart failure
- Stable angina
Neurologic and behavioral
Rheumatologic and pain
Procedures & services
Preventive and evaluation
- Annual physical and preventive visit
- Chronic disease management
- Medicare annual wellness visit
- Medication review and management
- Post-hospital transitional care
- Preoperative medical clearance
Screening and diagnostic testing
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
- Blood pressure screening
- Cancer screening and prevention planning
- Cholesterol screening
- Depression screening
- Diabetes and prediabetes screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Spirometry
Office procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,831 services · 1,981 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
446 |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
68 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
651 |
| Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Lab test | 80053 |
331 |
| Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Lab test | 80061 |
245 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level | Lab test | 83036 |
213 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
116 |
| Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Lab test | 84443 |
113 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
93 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 2
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other internal medicines in San Antonio 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2000 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
- Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories INC
- Clinical Pathology Laboratories, INC.
- Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories INC
- Laboratory Corporation of America
- Laboratory Corporation of America
- Lone Star Pathology PLLC
- Medical Clinic of Houston, LLP
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Common questions
What does Dr. Lim specialize in?
Dr. Lim is an internal medicine in San Antonio, TX. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “INTERNAL MEDICINE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Lim located?
Dr. Lim is listed at 8906 PERRIN BEITEL RD, San Antonio, TX 78217. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lim's phone number?
The number on file is (210) 572-3306. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lim's NPI number?
Dr. Lim's National Provider Identifier is 1265767768. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Lim go to medical school?
Dr. Lim attended Other, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Lim been practicing?
Dr. Lim has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Lim do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Lim performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; provides treatments such as influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free and routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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