Monika C. Lin, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA
Monika C. Lin, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1841676467, issued on Aug 5, 2015. Check the license (California 52691, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monika C. Lin
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 52691 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1668 Dominican Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 464-9962
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 476-1433
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1668 Dominican Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tracy Smythe, PASurgical Physician Assistant1083024467
- Lawrence Spingola, M.D.Surgery Physician1063581098
Verify Monika C. Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 52691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Gabapentin16 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.
Monika C. Lin among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Monika C. Lin, PA is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Burns, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651588208698
- Martha Fuchs, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651326438268
- April Kanschat, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651639842131
- Meghan McCarty, PA-CSanta Cruz, CA 950651053568006
- Tracy Smythe, PASanta Cruz, CA 950651083024467
- Rie Okawara, PASanta Cruz, CA 950601811764566
- Raena Brown, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511710034210
- Jacqueline Cayetano, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511992077432
Common questions
What is Monika C. Lin, PA's NPI number?
Monika C. Lin, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841676467, issued on Aug 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monika C. Lin, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1668 Dominican Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 464-9962. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monika C. Lin, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 52691, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Monika C. Lin, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monika C. Lin, PA had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.