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Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D.

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1985)

10666 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 554-2626

Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. is a diagnostic radiologist in La Jolla, CA specializing in diagnostic radiology. She graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. is affiliated with Regents of the University of California.

Office Locations

Address:

10666 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

In The News

“But Dr. Vivian Lim, a diagnostic radiologist at Scripps Health, said the new American Cancer Society guidelines came as an unsettling surprise.”—"Less frequent mammograms urged", The San Diego Union-Tribune, October 2015

“"We're trying to find little white things among white dense tissue, which can be difficult," said Dr. Vivian Lim, a radiologist with Scripps Health.”—"Mammogram law takes effect Monday", The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 2013

breast procedures	740
diagnostic imaging	169
diagnostic procedures	16
excision	18
image guided procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	74
open surgery	18
preventive care	441
ultrasound (sonogram)	105
women's imaging	715
X-rays	684

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	15
Hispanic	37
Asian	46
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	457
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	55
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

breast procedures	889
diagnostic imaging	174
diagnostic procedures	8
image guided procedures	6
minimally invasive procedures	6
minor procedures	8
musculoskeletal imaging	88
preventive care	603
ultrasound (sonogram)	106
women's imaging	883
X-rays	865

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	925

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	617
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	42
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	13
Dementia	2
Cancer	19

breast procedures	1274
diagnostic imaging	174
diagnostic procedures	16
image guided procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
minor procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	78
preventive care	819
ultrasound (sonogram)	267
women's imaging	1260
X-rays	1071

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	2258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1950
Black	0
Hispanic	116
Asian	112
Other	68
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1512
From 75 to 84	552
85 and over	122
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	3
Cancer	14

breast procedures	1193
diagnostic imaging	142
diagnostic procedures	10
image guided procedures	8
minimally invasive procedures	8
minor procedures	10
musculoskeletal imaging	89
preventive care	830
ultrasound (sonogram)	213
women's imaging	1185
X-rays	1061

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	1109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	948
Black	20
Hispanic	53
Asian	66
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	703
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	62
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

breast procedures	1153
diagnostic imaging	145
diagnostic procedures	15
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	119
preventive care	802
ultrasound (sonogram)	193
women's imaging	1140
X-rays	1066

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	1136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	931
Black	0
Hispanic	73
Asian	85
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	730
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	60
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

breast procedures	1138
diagnostic imaging	188
diagnostic procedures	20
image guided procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	55
preventive care	681
ultrasound (sonogram)	251
women's imaging	1120
X-rays	924

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	988

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	805
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	76
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	622
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	39
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	14
Dementia	3
Cancer	18

breast procedures	565
diagnostic imaging	146
image guided procedures	8
minimally invasive procedures	8
preventive care	244
ultrasound (sonogram)	167
women's imaging	557
X-rays	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	24
Hispanic	34
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	28
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	31

breast procedures	405
diagnostic imaging	91
preventive care	232
ultrasound (sonogram)	87
women's imaging	410
X-rays	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	25
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	30

breast procedures	1313
diagnostic imaging	376
diagnostic procedures	27
image guided procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	36
minor procedures	27
preventive care	466
ultrasound (sonogram)	435
women's imaging	1277
X-rays	841

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. treated as a diagnostic radiologist in La Jolla, CA were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

breast procedures	967
diagnostic imaging	178
diagnostic procedures	17
excision	18
image guided procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	83
open surgery	18
preventive care	568
ultrasound (sonogram)	203
women's imaging	950
X-rays	802

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	714

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	50
Non-Hispanic White	663
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	44
Other	25

**Age**
75 to 84	213
85 and over	40
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	508

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	37
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	16
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1985. She has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1985)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vivian Lim, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Regents of the University of California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GE Healthcare	$256 Ultrasound $186	$70
Devicor Medical Products, Inc.	$111 Biopsy Site Identifiers $98	Original Mammotome $13
Celgene Corporation	$72 Revlimid $59	Abraxane $13
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$68 OPDIVO $68
ABIOMED	$49 Impella $49
Other	$464 Vascular $43	KEYTRUDA $42	Neoprobe $42	Somatuline Depot 120mg-.5ml $36	PROVENGE $35	Other $266

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,019

Biography

Dr. Vivian Lim, who practices in La Jolla, CA, is a medical specialist in diagnostic radiology. Dr. Lim is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. She is affiliated with Regents of the University of California.