Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD
Surgery Physician · Riverside, CA
Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1194928002, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tom Yih-Chao Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00047583 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3660 Park Sierra Dr, Riverside, CA 92505
- Phone
- (951) 278-8870
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (951) 278-8913
- Medicaid ID
- 8484677 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170314001320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tom Yih-Chao Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $350.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Applied Medical Resources Corporation. 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
- House MedicineAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tom Yih-Chao Lin among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Baril, MDRiverside, CA 925051023177615
- Edmund Burke, MDRiverside, CA 925051437207347
- Chi Chung, MDRiverside, CA 925051245301217
- Dale Daniel, MDRiverside, CA 925051841367778
- Oscar Garcia, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051902019441
- Fekede Gemechu, MDRiverside, CA 925051861540700
- Rahul Gohil, MDRiverside, CA 925051679754873
- John Husted, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051396873493
Common questions
What is Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD's NPI number?
Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194928002, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3660 Park Sierra Dr, Riverside, CA, 92505. Phone: (951) 278-8870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD's license?
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 Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tom Yih-Chao Lin, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; 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.