NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Shuhan Lin, MD

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Spring, TX

James Shuhan Lin, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Spring, Texas, and NPI 1073000923, issued on Apr 17, 2018. Check the license (Texas U9298, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073000923
Name
James Shuhan Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
License number
U9298 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20639 Kuykendahl RD Ste 200, Spring, TX 77379
Phone
(832) 698-0111
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240515001003); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2018
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 20639 Kuykendahl RD Ste 200

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

  1. Josef AlvarezPhysical Therapy Assistant1033089826
  2. Michael BryantPhysical Therapist1063306454
  3. Edmund Choi, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1578707931
  4. Victoria Corrigan, MOT, OTROccupational Therapist1851889067
  5. Kelsey Duncan, A-GNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1598472953
  6. Mark Eilers, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1356643175

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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Lin37
  2. Specialty average188

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl12 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: $468.21

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medartis Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Lin$468.21
  2. Specialty average$4,725.83

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

  1. Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine LLCThe Woodlands, TX

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

James Shuhan Lin among 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas

James Shuhan Lin, MD is one of 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2018, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 95% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Ciaglia, D.O.Shenandoah, TX 773841063651610
  2. Joseph Kearney, MDGalveston, TX 775551023127602
  3. Charles Polsen, M.D.Seabrook, TX 775861801929195
  4. Lauren Hinojosa, MDWebster, TX 775981033379284
  5. Yevgeny Shuhatovich, D.O.Webster, TX 775981003093253
  6. Jason Ashford, MDHouston, TX 770901407050347
  7. Scott Oates, M.D.Houston, TX 770301598856163
  8. Lucas Ohmes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301053731042

Common questions

What is James Shuhan Lin, MD's NPI number?

James Shuhan Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073000923, issued on Apr 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Shuhan Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20639 Kuykendahl RD Ste 200, Spring, TX, 77379. Phone: (832) 698-0111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Shuhan Lin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U9298, 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 James Shuhan Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Shuhan Lin, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.