Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265646517, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036-113481, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Yen-Wei Lin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 036-113481 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5865
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 942-8200
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080903000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Yen-Wei Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-113481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
696 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy102 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Triumeq45 claims
- Amoxicillin30 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Dovato23 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Yen-Wei Lin among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D. is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Black, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121316908791
- Larry Goodman, M.DChicago, IL 606121356396550
- Alan Harris, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121699736488
- Mary Hayden, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121730140187
- Ronald Hershow, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942241054
- Preeti Kaur, M.D.,M.P.H.Chicago, IL 606121972560639
- Harold Kessler, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121730140534
- John KowalskiChicago, IL 606121235178708
Common questions
What is Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265646517, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5865. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-113481, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Yen-Wei Lin, M.D. had 696 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.