Jian Cheng Lin, MD
Neurology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Jian Cheng Lin, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1982683959, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (California A68176, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jian Cheng Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A68176 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1705 28TH St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 322-4080
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 322-5507
- Medicaid ID
- 00A681760 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040318001844); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1705 28TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jian Cheng Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A68176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
5,623 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl720 claims
- Levetiracetam526 claims
- Memantine Hcl494 claims
- Topiramate361 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa344 claims
- Gabapentin245 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,334.90
156 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Kern County Neurological Medical Group IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jian Cheng Lin among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Jian Cheng Lin, MD is one of 2,339 neurology 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Laura Ragna, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011750700357
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- Yawen Wang, MD, PHDBakersfield, CA 933011275821720
- Rolando Young, MDBakersfield, CA 933011275512675
- Ling Zhang, M.D./PHD.Bakersfield, CA 933011710277678
Common questions
What is Jian Cheng Lin, MD's NPI number?
Jian Cheng Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982683959, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jian Cheng Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1705 28TH St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 322-4080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jian Cheng Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A68176, 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 Jian Cheng Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jian Cheng Lin, MD had 5,623 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jian Cheng Lin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.