Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tarzana, CA
Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tarzana, California, and NPI 1477612075, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California A87027, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tony Ching-Kai Lin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A87027 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5411 Etiwanda Ave Ste 200, Tarzana, CA 91356
- Phone
- (818) 996-5700
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060207000939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tony Ching-Kai Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A87027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,783 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate187 claims
- Losartan Potassium119 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
- Lisinopril96 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate78 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTarzana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tony Ching-Kai Lin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Tarzana → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Armin Arasheben, MDTarzana, CA 913561518112762
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- Linda Johnston, MDTarzana, CA 913561790350361
- Robert Newman, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561568596682
- Hibaa OunisTarzana, CA 913561033678164
- Saman Sharifi, DOTarzana, CA 913561639801764
- Clarice Spathias, DOTarzana, CA 913561144804204
Common questions
What is Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD's NPI number?
Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477612075, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5411 Etiwanda Ave Ste 200, Tarzana, CA, 91356. Phone: (818) 996-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A87027, 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 Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tony Ching-Kai Lin, MD had 2,783 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.