Shinko Lin, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Shinko Lin, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1205130036, issued on Jan 10, 2011. Check the license (California A120354, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shinko Lin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A120354 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5893 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
- Phone
- (858) 212-5626
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2026
- Fax
- (858) 616-5065
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141003000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shinko Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
835 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide129 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate86 claims
- Ketoconazole85 claims
- Mupirocin50 claims
- Metronidazole29 claims
- Nystatin28 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,834.33
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 3 group practices
- Grossmont Dermatology Medical ClinicLa Mesa, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
- William F Resh MD Skin And Skin Cancer Medical Group OF San Diego IncNational City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shinko Lin among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Shinko Lin, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jusleen Ahluwalia, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111427443696
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- Julia Minocha, MDSan Diego, CA 921111801042502
- Julie Ritchie, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111891012969
- Erin Storie, D.O.San Diego, CA 921111477780617
- Kenneth Katz, MD, MSC, MSCESan Diego, CA 921101134141583
- Elizabeth Satter, MD, MPH, MSCSan Diego, CA 921101164493151
- Ghada Kassab, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091023278504
Common questions
What is Shinko Lin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shinko Lin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205130036, issued on Jan 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shinko Lin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5893 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (858) 212-5626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shinko Lin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A120354, 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 Shinko Lin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shinko Lin, M.D. had 835 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shinko Lin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.