Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1598870123, issued on Aug 21, 2006. Check the license (California A106659, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin
- Credential
- M.D., M.SC.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A106659 CA
MD431460 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3250 Fordham St, San Diego, CA 92110
- Phone
- (619) 221-5903
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090911000689); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A106659Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,183 Medicare Part D claims for 534 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 253 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate261 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen149 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide136 claims
- Lisinopril126 claims
- Famotidine114 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC. 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 fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC.'s NPI number?
Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598870123, issued on Aug 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3250 Fordham St, San Diego, CA, 92110. Phone: (619) 221-5903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A106659, 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 Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline Yen-Hsueh Lin, M.D., M.SC. had 4,183 Medicare Part D claims for 534 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.