Ellen W. Lin, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Ellen W. Lin, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1548273501, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas M0151, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen W. Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- M0151 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21 Spurs Lane, San Antonio, TX 78240
- Phone
- (210) 690-0777
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 690-0779
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 21 Spurs Lane
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ellen W. Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M0151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
2,950 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,639 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen975 claims
- Baclofen197 claims
- Tramadol Hcl182 claims
- Gabapentin152 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine127 claims
- Pregabalin111 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81 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: $8,690.43
133 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Ellen W Lin MD PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen W. Lin among 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas
Ellen W. Lin, MD is one of 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 100 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Texas
There are 141 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas.
All 141 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Hirsch, D.O.San Antonio, TX 782401356340947
- Diana McShane, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401902368780
- Rachel Xu, M.DSan Antonio, TX 782401902162415
- Sean Fletcher, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341790195212
- Howard Gill, MDFort Sam Houston, TX 782341447312277
- Devin Jagow, DOJbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341508326141
- Joe Gonzales, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291942207683
- Benjamin Hooker, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782511093911695
Common questions
What is Ellen W. Lin, MD's NPI number?
Ellen W. Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548273501, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen W. Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Spurs Lane, San Antonio, TX, 78240. Phone: (210) 690-0777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen W. Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M0151, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ellen W. Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen W. Lin, MD had 2,950 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellen W. Lin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.