NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James S. Lin, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Clara, CA

James S. Lin, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1861579724, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California A69313, 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
1861579724
Name
James S. Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A69313 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone
(408) 236-6400
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A693130 CA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 900 Kiely Blvd

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

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  3. Brian Baker, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1689753717
  4. Robert Bammer, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1063598357
  5. James Baxter, MDHospitalist Physician1679659502
  6. John Budis, RPHPharmacist1104906916

Verify James S. 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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

73 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Lin73
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim16 claims
  2. Ofloxacin13 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: $128.82

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Lin$128.82
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James S. Lin among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

James S. Lin, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Clara

They are 55 of the 3,436 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Clara, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Emond, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511952488801
  2. Shahinoor Esmail, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511164509006
  3. Christina Fong, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511518044452
  4. Gus Garmel, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511235216177
  5. Eric Koscove, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511871670737
  6. Anita Kulkarni, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511982781829
  7. Albert Kuo, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511578640405
  8. Haydn Leung, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511386721215

Common questions

What is James S. Lin, MD's NPI number?

James S. Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861579724, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James S. Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 236-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A69313, 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 S. Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James S. Lin, MD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.