Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D.
Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1518266006, issued on Mar 23, 2011. Check the license (California A130229, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lin Shen
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A130229 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Parnassus Ave # U384, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 353-2497
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231017002256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lin Shen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A130229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone26 claims
- Methotrexate13 claims
- Allopurinol11 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): 97.7 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: $78.59
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
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.
Lin Shen among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D. is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Urmila Bajpai, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431790932457
- Ann Mary Belek, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431780841197
- Andrew Chan, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431578667028
- Sharon Chung, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431649393737
- Lindsey Criswell, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431881659290
- John Davis, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA 941431912962705
- Lianne Gensler, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431780781369
- Edward Goetzl, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431255396594
Common questions
What is Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518266006, issued on Mar 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Parnassus Ave # U384, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-2497. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A130229, 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 Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lin Shen, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.