James Robert Lin, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
James Robert Lin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1578806295, issued on Apr 1, 2013. Check the license (California A132388, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A132388 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Owens St # 361M, San Francisco, CA 94158
- Phone
- (415) 353-8646
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161118002002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Robert Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A132388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium216 claims
- Losartan Potassium148 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
- Lisinopril79 claims
- Trazodone Hcl61 claims
- Metformin Hcl52 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesBurlingame, CA
- University OF California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Robert Lin among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
James Robert Lin, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Robert Lin, MD's NPI number?
James Robert Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578806295, issued on Apr 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Owens St # 361M, San Francisco, CA, 94158. Phone: (415) 353-8646. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A132388, 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 James Robert Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Lin, MD had 1,742 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.