Lina M. Brinker, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Seattle, WA
Lina M. Brinker, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1346621851, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Washington MD70042347, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lina M. Brinker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD70042347 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 598-4300
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251030004173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lina M. Brinker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD70042347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $46.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lina M. Brinker among 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington
Lina M. Brinker, MD is one of 512 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 351 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 512 cardiovascular disease physician records in Washington.
All 512 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelley BranchSeattle, WA 981951760572622
- Carol BuchterSeattle, WA 981951013007962
- James Caldwell, MDSeattle, WA 981951326158338
- Andrew Cheng, MDSeattle, WA 981951710092416
- Hui-San Chung, MDSeattle, WA 981951659485308
- Rosario Freeman, MDSeattle, WA 981951245370436
- George Gey, MDSeattle, WA 981951902981731
- Eric Krieger, MDSeattle, WA 981951134231194
Common questions
What is Lina M. Brinker, MD's NPI number?
Lina M. Brinker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346621851, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lina M. Brinker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lina M. Brinker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD70042347, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lina M. Brinker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lina M. Brinker, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.