NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Royce C. Lin, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Royce C. Lin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1063524122, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California A79349, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063524122
Name
Royce C. Lin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A79349 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
995 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone
(415) 476-4082
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 476-6953
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051018000342); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Royce C. Lin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,903 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Royce Lin2,903
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin149 claims
  2. Estradiol119 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
  4. Biktarvy98 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium80 claims
  6. Spironolactone78 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.44

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Royce Lin$17.44
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. City And County OF San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Royce C. Lin among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Royce C. Lin, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 1,318 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  4. Stephen Hoffman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101265476147
  5. Daniel Kahler, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941101629019781
  6. Jeanette Krolikowski, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941101962471920
  7. John Metcalfe, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941101154399350
  8. Hedda Orkin, MDSan Francisco, CA 941101093753030

Common questions

What is Royce C. Lin, MD's NPI number?

Royce C. Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063524122, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Royce C. Lin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 995 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 476-4082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Royce C. Lin, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A79349, 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 Royce C. Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Royce C. Lin, MD had 2,903 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Royce C. Lin, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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