Vania Lin
Rheumatology Physician · Berkeley, CA
Vania Lin is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1457854242, issued on Mar 17, 2018. Check the license (California A185767, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vania Lin
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A185767 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2999 Regent St Ste 301, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 204-8120
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Fax
- (510) 506-7723
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230929002158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2999 Regent St Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Manansala, MDRheumatology Physician1841665411
- Neftali Nevarez, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1508122219
- Sikai Yang, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1871904821
Verify Vania Lin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A185767Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate270 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate139 claims
- Prednisone129 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen101 claims
- Leflunomide62 claims
- Allopurinol59 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationOrinda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vania Lin among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Vania Lin is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in Berkeley → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Kaye, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051679689061
- Molly Magnano, MDBerkeley, CA 947051992743579
- Michael Manansala, MDBerkeley, CA 947051841665411
- Neftali Nevarez, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051508122219
- Sikai Yang, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051871904821
- Paul Feigenbaum, MDOakland, CA 946121710063243
- Chee Chow, MDOakland, CA 946111003994872
- Arezoo Haghshenas, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111881011856
Common questions
What is Vania Lin's NPI number?
Vania Lin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457854242, issued on Mar 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vania Lin located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2999 Regent St Ste 301, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 204-8120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vania Lin's license?
NPPES lists California license number A185767, 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 Vania Lin prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vania Lin had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vania Lin's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 of 100. 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.
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.