NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Ontario, CA

Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ontario, California, and NPI 1457428351, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A66705, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457428351
Name
Chao-Ming Charles Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A66705 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2232 S Mountain Ave, Ontario, CA 91762
Phone
(909) 986-4692
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(909) 986-1994
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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Verify Chao-Ming Charles 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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,471 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 269 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chao-Ming Lin6,471
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium297 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl198 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen194 claims
  4. Gabapentin167 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium165 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate148 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: $35.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chao-Ming Lin$35.22
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Chao-Ming Charles Lin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Benzor, MDOntario, CA 917621700977220
  2. Mauricio Bonilla, MDOntario, CA 917621801424866
  3. Vache Chakmakian, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621316974652
  4. Nicholas Ely, MDOntario, CA 917621770089757
  5. Rashmi Godugu, MDOntario, CA 917621669049391
  6. Charles Ho, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621801902051
  7. Luis A Lomeli, M.D.Ontario, CA 917621124261896
  8. Naila Mubashar, M.DOntario, CA 917621376906719

Common questions

What is Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD's NPI number?

Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457428351, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2232 S Mountain Ave, Ontario, CA, 91762. Phone: (909) 986-4692. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A66705, 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 Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chao-Ming Charles Lin, MD had 6,471 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.