Kenneth Michael Lin, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Stanford, CA
Kenneth Michael Lin, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1417311556, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (California A171724, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Michael Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- A171724 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (510) 329-5547
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220712003643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Michael Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A171724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 76.5 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: $121.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kenneth Michael Lin among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California
Kenneth Michael Lin, MD is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Geoffrey Abrams, MDStanford, CA 943051285821223
- Joseph Donahue, MDStanford, CA 943051518033356
- Joseph Donnelly, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051114979176
- Gary Fanton, MDStanford, CA 943051558410498
- Michael Freehill, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051205973898
- Calvin Hwang, MDStanford, CA 943051063705804
- Timothy McAdams, MDStanford, CA 943051205942653
- Seth Sherman, MDStanford, CA 943051013184290
Common questions
What is Kenneth Michael Lin, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Michael Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417311556, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Michael Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (510) 329-5547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Michael Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A171724, 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 Kenneth Michael Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Michael Lin, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Michael Lin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.