Dr. Herbert L. Lim, M.D.
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
1380 Lusitana St, Suite 801
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Honolulu County includes primary care (9% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 400
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
HI license MD-6498 -
Hepatology Physician
HI license MD-6498 -
Specialist
HI license MD6498
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- The Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 400
- Services billed
- 1,090
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 400 | 242 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 123 | 101 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 79 | 79 |
| Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | 71 | 70 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 68 | 65 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 67 | 67 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 38 | 24 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 38 | 34 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 35 | 35 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 27 | 27 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 273 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 107 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 95 |
| Peg3350-Sod Sul-Nacl-Kcl-Asb-C (peg3350/sod sul/nacl/kcl/asb/c) | 65 |
| Entecavir | 40 |
| Gavilyte-G (peg3350/sod sulf,bicarb,cl/kcl) Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 32 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 30 |
| Ursodiol Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 26 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 22 |
| Lactulose Other prescribers in Honolulu, HI | 17 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 13 companies reported 89 payments worth $5,113 in total to this clinician.
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,243 |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | $1,076 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $768 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $545 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $467 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $224 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $221 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | $147 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,184 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $926 |
| Education | $3.70 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation Dec 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System · OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO · travel to Los Angeles, CA · in-kind | $578 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Dec 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System · OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO · travel to Los Angeles, CA · in-kind | $188 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Dec 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System · OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suture System_ENDO · travel to Los Angeles, CA · in-kind | $159 |
| Pfizer Inc. Nov 5, 2025 | Education VELSIPITY · INFLAMMATION;PAIN · in-kind | $3.70 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.