Paul Lin, MD
Surgery Physician · Washington, DC
Paul Lin, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1275543977, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD21371, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD21371 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 741-3062
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101213000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
Search for license MD21371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $10.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Medical Faculty Associates, IncWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Lin among 158 surgery physician records in District of Columbia
Paul Lin, MD is one of 158 surgery physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 158 surgery physician records in District of Columbia.
All 158 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joseph Afram, MDWashington, DC 200371730218447
- Frederick Brody, MDWashington, DC 200371649289448
- James Cook, MDWashington, DC 200371710908173
- Samir Fakhry, MDWashington, DC 200371407882616
- Richard Flax, MDWashington, DC 200371942226667
- Jane Hanscom, MDWashington, DC 200371205856952
Common questions
What is Paul Lin, MD's NPI number?
Paul Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275543977, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-3062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD21371, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Lin, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.