NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dale Linton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

Dale Linton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1982653085, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (California G32442, 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
1982653085
Name
Dale Linton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G32442 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
925 E San Antonio Dr, Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone
(562) 428-4613
Enumerated
May 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 428-1144
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100528000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1975
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Dale Linton 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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dale Linton2,167
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam103 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
  4. Azithromycin72 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium72 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl69 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.

Dale Linton among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Dale Linton, MD 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
  • Graduated1975 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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).

221 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach

They are 221 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA 908071104995919
  2. Youssef Awad, MDLong Beach, CA 908071164528105
  3. Maurice Bell, MDLong Beach, CA 908071003838020
  4. Archna Chaudhary, MDLong Beach, CA 908071548372634
  5. Robert Comer, MDLong Beach, CA 908071134233158
  6. Hamid Far, MDLong Beach, CA 908071982807657
  7. Neeraj Gupta, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071356504062
  8. Rubina Husain, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071720046717

Common questions

What is Dale Linton, MD's NPI number?

Dale Linton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982653085, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dale Linton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 925 E San Antonio Dr, Long Beach, CA, 90807. Phone: (562) 428-4613. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dale Linton, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G32442, 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 Dale Linton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dale Linton, MD had 2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.