NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ji Lin

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Ji Lin is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679154942, issued on Apr 19, 2021. Check the license (Texas V2143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1679154942
Name
Ji Lin
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
V2143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-6500
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2024
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 6431 Fannin Street

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

  1. Kwasi Aboagye, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710673645
  2. Julia Aguirre, DOPediatrics Physician1861027039
  3. Ahmed Ahmed, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1821762766
  4. Duane Akwar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1871842401
  5. Majd Al Shaarani, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1659768695
  6. Iad AlhallakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962254714

Verify Ji Lin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Ji Lin110
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $77.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ji Lin$77.24
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Ji Lin among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Ji Lin is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

What is Ji Lin's NPI number?

Ji Lin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679154942, issued on Apr 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ji Lin located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ji Lin's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V2143, 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 Ji Lin prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ji Lin had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.