Dr. Michael Yim, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Yim
Dr. Michael Yim is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Miami, FL, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yim performed 4,933 Medicare services across 4,082 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yim received a total of $122,390 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 303 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Yim is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 918 | $68 | $139 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 677 | $30 | $128 |
| Visual field test, extended | 510 | $52 | $150 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, established patient | 489 | $94 | $183 |
| Optic nerve imaging (OCT scan) | 448 | $28 | $102 |
| Retinal imaging (OCT scan) | 435 | $32 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 390 | $98 | $203 |
| Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | 166 | $23 | $71 |
| Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | 160 | $9 | $73 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 134 | $47 | $111 |
| Corneal topography and eye depth measurement | 123 | $32 | $188 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, new patient | 97 | $114 | $224 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 82 | $165 | $304 |
| Cataract surgery with lens implant | 79 | $331 | $2,067 |
| Dilation of fluid outflow drainage within eye | 59 | $410 | $1,424 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 53 | $37 | $85 |
| Eye exam, established patient, focused | 38 | $38 | $146 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $115 | $248 |
| Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye | 21 | $448 | $2,045 |
| Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | 20 | $265 | $961 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (90%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in student in an organized health care education/training program and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for student in an organized health care education/training program in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Yim is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 0% of FL peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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