NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben Lin, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Leandro, CA

Ben Lin, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Leandro, California, and NPI 1659459402, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A75629, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659459402
Name
Ben Lin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A75629 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone
(510) 454-1000
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A756290 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2500 Merced St

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Verify Ben Lin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,538 Medicare Part D claims for 1,122 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 338 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ben Lin7,538
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium574 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate402 claims
  3. Lisinopril263 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium260 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium224 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen192 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $99.04

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ben Lin$99.04
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ben Lin among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Ben Lin, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Leandro

They are 62 of the 4,976 NPPES records with a practice address in San Leandro, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abhijan Banerjee, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771548292113
  2. Leo Chi, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771467530220
  3. Young Choi, D.O.San Leandro, CA 945771871671628
  4. Christian Dang, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771417986753
  5. Louis Edelson, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771356429120
  6. Mei Kung, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771407939465
  7. Sandeep Lal, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771558448340
  8. Evelyn Nakagawa, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771023077294

Common questions

What is Ben Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ben Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659459402, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben Lin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA, 94577. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben Lin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A75629, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ben Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ben Lin, M.D. had 7,538 Medicare Part D claims for 1,122 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.