Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Portland, OR
Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1558748210, issued on May 1, 2015. Check the license (Oregon 172771, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Lin
- Credential
- BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 172771 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # OP31, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 494-6316
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150713002952); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # OP31
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lara Atwater, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1366718116
- Nathan Fennewald, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386004521
- Shannon Goddard, PAMedical Physician Assistant1780961417
- Jonathan Kark, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1902225386
- Sourabh Mukherjee, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1588003677
Verify Clifford Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license 172771Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,478.37
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Professional ServicesBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Oregon
There are 29 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Oregon.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Oregon
- Timothy Borman, DOSalem, OR1669519260
- Adam Cabalo, M.D.Medford, OR1124240361
- Aleksandar Curcin, MDCoos Bay, OR1851344691
- John Depasse, M.D.Tualatin, OR1134489131
- Jeffrey Flemming, MDPortland, OR1841266335
- Chae Ha, MDBend, OR1841262342
- Jayme Hiratzka, MDMedford, OR1598969222
- Durairaj Jagajeevanram, M.DPortland, OR1659565042
- Loren Jenkins, M.D.Clackamas, OR1013025592
- Jonathan Kark, MDPortland, OR1902225386
Common questions
What is Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC's NPI number?
Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558748210, issued on May 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # OP31, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-6316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number 172771, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clifford Lin, BSC, MD, MASC, FRCSC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.