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2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1124276043 M.D.
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Cynthia Lien, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in New York, New York.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,171 in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 277 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Cynthia Lien, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,248 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

100/100
MIPS score · +17 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2023
86%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Cynthia Lien, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1124276043), first enumerated 09/04/2008.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,248 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1124276043 · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1124276043
  • ENUM-MID 2008
  • TAX-NARROW 4,171
  • MIPS-ELITE 100/100
  • RX-MID 1,248
  • BOOK-THIN 482 in New York
  • PHOTO-FINISH Majd Al Ahmad · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

100 ≥ 92nd percentile 92% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Cynthia Lien, M.D. sits

This provider among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 686 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Cynthia Lien, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 41% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 94% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Cynthia Lien, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 41 · MIPS quality, percentile: 94
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Cynthia Lien, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Cynthia Lien, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Cynthia Lien, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/04/2008

NPI 1124276043

Primary specialty

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Niche

4,171 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,248 72% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 4,450

MIPS final score

100/100 16.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New York

How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers
Student in an Organized Heal…7.8%Registered Nurse5.2%Clinical Social Worker4.9%Social Worker4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Licensed Practical Nurse4.3%Geriatric Medicine (Internal…0.1%
Largest specialties in New York (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
100/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%99%
MIPS final score (Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1484 1ST AVE
New York, NY 10075
(212) 746-7000

Provider Details

NPI 1124276043
Specialty Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 09/04/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

100
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
86.8066
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Cynthia Lien, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Weill Medical College OF Cornell
New York, NY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Cynthia Lien, M.D.. To verify Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Cynthia Lien, M.D. - brand share 12.0%
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 1,248 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,248
Total Claims
$105K
Total Drug Cost
277
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
2,541
Total Day Supply
72,958
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 86% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$75K
Generic Drug Cost
$29K
Opioid Claims
32 (2.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
55

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
83.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.48
Gender Split
81% female / 19% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Cynthia Lien, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 66
Losartan Potassium
 56
Levothyroxine Sodium
 54
Mirtazapine
 35
Amlodipine Besylate
 34
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 32
Furosemide
 30
Eliquis
Apixaban
28
Gabapentin
 26
Lisinopril
 24

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Cynthia Lien, M.D. fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

4,171
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
4,450
Avg Claims per Provider

Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s 1,248 claims are below the specialty average of 4,450.

Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Lien, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (100 here).

Majd Al Ahmad 100 MO Michelle Barton 100 MI Sylvie Bastadjian-Yessayan 100 NC Iris Boettcher 100 MI

Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Elise Reinhard Boulder, CO Roland Losos Lyndhurst, NJ Zahra Esmail Seattle, WA Mark Heuser Baltimore, MD

Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Lien.

One of 482 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Saba Abolahrari
M.D.
Mineola, NY
Dr. Srinivasa Adapa
MD
Bronx, NY
Dr. Vivian Adeyemo
M.D.
New Hyde Park, NY
Dr. Bernadette Agard-Henriques
M.D.
Flushing, NY
Dr. Maysoon Agarib
MD
Bronx, NY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D. specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in New York, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Cynthia Lien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Cynthia Lien, M.D. wrote 1,248 Medicare Part D claims totaling $105K in drug costs for 277 beneficiaries.
What is Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100 (Quality: 86.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Cynthia Lien, M.D. located? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D. is located at 1484 1ST AVE, New York, NY, 10075. Phone: (212) 746-7000.
What is Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124276043, issued on 09/04/2008.
Does Cynthia Lien, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $75K in brand drug costs.
Does Cynthia Lien, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Cynthia Lien, M.D. had 32 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.6%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,171 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,450 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Cynthia Lien, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Losartan Potassium, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Cynthia Lien, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,248 Part D claims and 277 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Cynthia Lien, M.D.'s NPI is 1124276043 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.