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Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS

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Specializes in: Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness), Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

The University of Sydney Medical School

20 Wall Street
Burlington, MA 01803

(781) 221-2500

Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Burlington, MA specializing in hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from The University of Sydney Medical School. Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS is affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

20 Wall Street
Burlington, MA 01803

Address:

72 E. Concord Street
Boston, MA

In The News

“There are multiple reasons for the high cost of care for dementia patients - including the high rate of hospitalization in this population, said Dr. Lionel Lim, a staff geriatrician at Griffin...”—"Report: Dementia most expensive disease", Connecticut Post, October 2015

doctor visit	48
hospital care	1142
inpatient care	1142
nursing home care	161

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	233
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	54
Cancer	17

doctor visit	17
hospital care	925
inpatient care	925
nursing home care	154

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	196
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	53
Cancer	21

doctor visit	17
hospital care	779
inpatient care	779
nursing home care	164

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	372
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	35
Dementia	53
Cancer	15

hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
nursing home care	125

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	68
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	37
Dementia	44
Cancer	16

doctor visit	10
nursing home care	199

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	58
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	42
Cancer	13

nursing home care	254

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	39
Cancer	18

doctor visit	8
nursing home care	256

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	51
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	54
Cancer	22

nursing home care	94

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	39
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	63
Cancer	16

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS treated as a hospice and palliative medicine specialist in Burlington, MA were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

doctor visit	21
hospital care	739
inpatient care	739
nursing home care	175

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	101
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	13
Dementia	40

Education & Training

Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS graduated from The University of Sydney Medical School. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: The University of Sydney Medical School

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lionel S. Lim, MD, MPH, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston University School of Medicine

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$125 XARELTO $125
COMSORT, Inc	$100 NON-PRODUCT $100
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$15 Rayaldee $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$140
Consulting Fee	$100

Biography

Dr. Lionel Lim's specialties are hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and geriatrics (elderly care). He attended medical school at The University of Sydney Medical School. Dr. Lim is affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine.