NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Li-Mei Lin, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ

Li-Mei Lin, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1538296785, issued on Feb 27, 2007. Check the license (Arizona TP00318, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538296785
Name
Li-Mei Lin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
TP00318 AZ
A131615 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6567 E Carondelet Dr Ste 305, Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone
(520) 881-8400
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2022
Fax
(520) 829-7521
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 6567 E Carondelet Dr Ste 305

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

  1. Lloyd Anderson, M.D.Neurology Physician1467432237
  2. Melinda Arthur, DONeurology Physician1801474648
  3. Hillel Baldwin, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1578543187
  4. Trina Belair, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417203753
  5. Diana Benenati, M.D.Neurology Physician1871573493
  6. Hannah BrantleySurgical Physician Assistant1629858212

Verify Li-Mei Lin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.

  1. Li-Mei Lin11
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Brilinta11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,649.73

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Li-Mei Lin$2,650
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Li-Mei Lin among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona

Li-Mei Lin, M.D. is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hillel Baldwin, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101578543187
  2. Joseph Christiano, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101609856475
  3. Thomas Frank, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101477908994
  4. Robert Goldfarb, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101356321954
  5. Ryan Kretzer, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101861545766
  6. Eric Sipos, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101275513038
  7. Ashley WeathersTucson, AZ 857101477029106
  8. Matthew Wilson, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101225018096

Common questions

What is Li-Mei Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Li-Mei Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538296785, issued on Feb 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Li-Mei Lin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6567 E Carondelet Dr Ste 305, Tucson, AZ, 85710. Phone: (520) 881-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Li-Mei Lin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number TP00318, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Li-Mei Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Li-Mei Lin, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Li-Mei Lin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.