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Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD

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(Moe R. Lim, MD)

(44 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Harvard Medical School (1995 - 1999)

Professional interests include: spinal trauma, cervical (neck) spine problems, spine problems

1350 Raleigh Road Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(984) 974-4200

Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD is a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in spine surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD is affiliated with UNC Health and UNC Hospitals.

Office Locations

1350 Raleigh Road Second Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

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In The News

“Despite age, the recovery can be relatively quick for someone who's healthy, according to Moe R. Lim, MD, associate professor of orthopaedics at...”—"Krzyzewski's surgery common but only a buffer for back issues, not solution", Raleigh News & Observer, January 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	482
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	437

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	28
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2014 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	339
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	321

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	28
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	270
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	26
spinal procedures	40

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	313
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	14
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	276

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	19
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	185

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	17
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Chapel Hill, NC were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	12
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	282
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	19
spinal procedures	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	161
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	11
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1999. He completed residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1999)

Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery (2004)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified (2007)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

HealthTeam Advantage

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 44 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2023-07-26

do not try to schedule an appointment at UNC

UNC does not create appointments without a doctors referral even though my insurance company does not require this.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Moe R. Lim, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$1,530 $1,530
NUVASIVE, INC.	$689 Integrated Operative Solutions $689
Globus Medical, Inc.	$344 Spine $344
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$11 MIDAS REX $11

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$1,500
Food and Beverage	$752
Travel and Lodging	$322

Biography

Dr. Moe Lim's specialties are general practice, spine surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He practices in Chapel Hill, NC. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Clinical interests for Dr. Lim include spinal trauma and cervical (neck) spine problems. Dr. Lim takes UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. After completing medical school at Harvard Medical School, he performed his residency at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Lim is affiliated with UNC Hospitals. He welcomes new patients at his office inChapel Hill, NC as reported by UNC Health.