NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Lin, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Whittier, CA

David Lin, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1942241187, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (California G86588, 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
1942241187
Name
David Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
G86588 CA
G86588 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9080 Colima RD, Whittier, CA 90605
Phone
(562) 907-1565
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 907-1585
Medicaid ID
00G865880 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040428001585); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 9080 Colima RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Agron, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1528009842
  2. Dennis Andrew Ancheta, PHARMD.Pharmacist1730610296
  3. Maximino Basco, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1538225719
  4. Connie Chao, PHARMDPharmacist1578225280
  5. Deming Chau, MDAnesthesiology Physician1750345864
  6. Uday Chauhan, MDInfectious Disease Physician1285213603

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  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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

608 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. David Lin608
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
  2. Januvia28 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl22 claims
  5. Ibuprofen21 claims
  6. Alogliptin19 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: $119.82

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Lin$119.82
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Can Emergency Physicians Medical Group IncTustin, CA
  2. Gem Medical Group CorporationWhittier, CA
  3. OC Emergency PhysiciansTustin, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Lin among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

David Lin, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Whittier

They are 48 of the 2,836 NPPES records with a practice address in Whittier, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Agron, MDWhittier, CA 906051528009842
  2. Adrian Crisan, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051023056918
  3. Sandra Donnelly, MDWhittier, CA 906051811938509
  4. Faraaz Khan, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051477595346
  5. John Levin, MDWhittier, CA 906051457392193
  6. Amitabh Prakash, M.D.Whittier, CA 906051730120700
  7. Harold Sintov, MDWhittier, CA 906051255378147
  8. Douglas Slabaugh, DOWhittier, CA 906051053359711

Common questions

What is David Lin, MD's NPI number?

David Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942241187, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9080 Colima RD, Whittier, CA, 90605. Phone: (562) 907-1565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Lin, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G86588, 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 David Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Lin, MD had 608 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.