NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David W. Lin, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

David W. Lin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1356446819, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (California A54643, 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
1356446819
Name
David W. Lin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A54643 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA 95831
Phone
(916) 399-6015
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 394-3344
Medicaid ID
00A546430 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081210000897); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7420 Greenhaven Dr

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

  1. Florence Chiang, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1043339922
  2. Kelly Herbelin-Farrar, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1225130057
  3. Wayne Lee, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1841224268
  4. Joyce Mikal-Flynn, NPNurse Practitioner1760581201
  5. David Wong, DDSDentist1558531087

Verify David W. 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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38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,908 Medicare Part D claims for 537 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. 156 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Lin4,908
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium326 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium232 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium174 claims
  5. Pravastatin Sodium150 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate136 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

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

David W. Lin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

David W. Lin, M.D. 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 fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

473 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 473 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fernanda Da Silva, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311578593778
  2. Sara Dougherty, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311649255332
  3. Francisco Garcia, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311548294267
  4. Kelly Herbelin-Farrar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311225130057
  5. Wayne Lee, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311841224268
  6. Scarlett Lu, DOSacramento, CA 958311548373491
  7. Pira Rochanayon, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958311811992530
  8. Vanessa Tsuda-Nguyen, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958311184729048

Common questions

What is David W. Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?

David W. Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356446819, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David W. Lin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA, 95831. Phone: (916) 399-6015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David W. Lin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A54643, 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 W. Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David W. Lin, M.D. had 4,908 Medicare Part D claims for 537 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.