James Lin, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Poulsbo, WA
James Lin, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Poulsbo, Washington, and NPI 1821085846, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00042094, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD00042094 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20669 Bond RD NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
- Phone
- (360) 779-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (360) 779-3093
- Medicaid ID
- 8335762 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100421000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 20669 Bond RD NE
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Verify James Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00042094Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost415 claims
- Timolol Maleate186 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol117 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate82 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl40 claims
- Travoprost40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $631.35
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Pacific Eyecare OF Poulsbo PSPort Townsend, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lin among 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington
James Lin, MD is one of 522 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Washington
There are 522 ophthalmology physician records in Washington.
All 522 in Washington → Every provider in Poulsbo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Omorchoe, MDPoulsbo, WA 983701073509899
- Dennis Ottemiller, M.D.Poulsbo, WA 983701649271487
- Adam Buchanan, MDPuyallup, WA 983711134276280
- Keith Dahlhauser, MDPuyallup, WA 983711003827171
- Dennis Drouillard, MDPuyallup, WA 983711275544371
- Rachael Elrod, MDPuyallup, WA 983711053322156
- Leslie Fox, MDPuyallup, WA 983711811908908
- Mark Gildenhar, MDPuyallup, WA 983711790796860
Common questions
What is James Lin, MD's NPI number?
James Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821085846, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20669 Bond RD NE, Poulsbo, WA, 98370. Phone: (360) 779-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00042094, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lin, MD had 1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Lin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.